amiability

Noun
US[ey-mee-uh-bil-uh-tee]/ˌeɪmiəˈbɪləti/6 syllables
Synonyms: good humorgood humourgood temperaffabilityaffablenessamiablenessbonhomiegeniality

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. a cheerful and agreeable moodSynonyms: good humorgood humourgood temperType of temper, moodKinds jollity, jolliness
  2. a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)Synonyms: affabilityaffablenessamiablenessbonhomiegenialityType of friendlinessKinds mellowness, sweetness and light, condescension

Related words amiable adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

A′mi·a·bil′i·ty (…), noun

The quality of being amiable; amiableness; sweetness of disposition.

Every excellency is a degree of amiability.— Taylor, Jeremy

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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