amiability

noun

ami·​a·​bil·​i·​ty ˌā-mē-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

plural -es

1

: the quality of being amiable : genial disposition

made everyone happy by his unfailing amiability

2

: a manifestation or instance of being amiable

their hosts showed them every courtesy and amiability

Word History

First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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Rhymes for amiability

• acceptability
• accessibility
• adaptability
• admissibility
• advisability
• affordability
• allowability
• amenability
• appealability
• applicability
• availability
• believability