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agreeable

Adjective

IPA /əˈɡriːəbl/

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Pleasant to experience or spend time with, making you feel comfortable and happy.

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agreeable/əˈɡriːəbl/

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Pleasant weather
Enjoyable company

An agreeable afternoon is pleasant to experience.

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We spent an agreeable afternoon chatting in the garden.
My new colleague is agreeable and easy to work with.

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agreeable — Pleasant to experience or spend time with, making you feel comfortable and happy.

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Pleasant to experience or spend time with, making you feel comfortable and happy.

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Word origin

From Old French agreable, ultimately related to Latin gratus, meaning pleasing.

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Disagreeable is the opposite of agreeable in its pleasant sense.

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