agreeable
Americanadjective
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to one's liking; pleasing.
agreeable manners;
an agreeable sensation.
- Synonyms:
- amiable, gracious, accommodating, likable, pleasant
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willing or ready to agree or consent.
Are you agreeable to my plans for Saturday?
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suitable; conformable (usually followed byto ).
practice agreeable to theory.
- Synonyms:
- harmonious, compatible
adjective
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pleasing; pleasant
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prepared to consent
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in keeping; consistent
salaries agreeable with current trends
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(foll by to) to one's liking
he said the terms were not agreeable to him
Other Word Forms
- agreeability noun
- agreeableness noun
- agreeably adverb
Etymology
Origin of agreeable
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English agreable, from Anglo-French; agree, -able
Explanation
Something that's agreeable is pleasant or gratifying. An agreeable travel companion is someone you get along with and whose company you enjoy. An agreeable day might be sunny and warm, with a gentle breeze, and an agreeable meal is eaten with friends and tastes great. You can also use agreeable to mean "willing to agree," as when your sister is agreeable about loaning you her car for the weekend. In Old French, it was agreable, from agreer, "to please," or "to receive with favor," from the phrase a gré, "favorably," or "to one's liking."
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Example Sentences
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The cease-fire might give them a dose of realism and make them more agreeable to U.S. demands through diplomacy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Only you know if sitting down and talking about how her behavior makes you feel could lead to a mutually agreeable breakthrough.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 27, 2025
Not everyone in the touring party was as agreeable as Larter.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
But as agreeable as it is, it can’t square its jabs with its sentimentality.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025
I grew to find Lord Cheldthorpe’s company more agreeable.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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