KJV Dictionary Definition: amiable

amiable

A'MIABLE, a. L. amabilis; from amo, to love.

1. Lovely; worth of love; deserving of affection; applied usually to persons. But in Ps. 84:1, there is an exception, "How amiable are the tabernacles, O Lord."

2. Pretending or showing love.

Lay amiable siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife.

But this use is not legitimate.

amiableness

A'MIABLENESS, n. The quality of deserving love; loveliness.

amiably

A'MIABLY, adv. In an amiable manner; in a manner to excite or attract love.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.

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