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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Amicable \Am"i*ca*ble\, a. [L. amicabilis fr amicus friend, fr amare to love. See {Amiable}.] Friendly; proceeding from or exhibiting, friendliness; after the manner of friends; peaceable; as an amicable disposition, or arrangement. That which was most remarkable in this contest was . . . the amicable manner in which it was managed. --Prideoux. {Amicable action} (Law.), an action commenced and prosecuted by amicable consent of the parties, for the purpose of obtaining a decision of the court on some matter of law involved in it --Bouvier. --Burrill. {Amicable numbers} (Math.), two numbers, each of which is equal to the sum of all the aliquot parts of the other Syn: Friendly; peaceable; kind harmonious. Usage: {Amicable}, {Friendly}. Neither of these words denotes any great warmth of affection, since friendly has by no means the same strength as its noun friendship. It does however, imply something of real cordiality; while amicable supposes very little more than that the parties referred to are not disposed to quarrel. Hence we speak of amicable relations between two countries, an amicable adjustment of difficulties. ``Those who entertain friendly feelings toward each other can live amicably together.'' From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: amicable adj : characterized by friendship and good will [ant: {hostile}]
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