amicability

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Recent Examples of amicability The result in the 19th century was not stability or amicability but catastrophe. Time, 17 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amicability
Noun
  • The service From the smiles that greet travellers at the front door to the housekeepers, restaurant staff, and pool attendants, there’s a sense of friendliness here that cascades down from the effortlessly charming general manager, Pep Lozano.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Its sustainability efforts go beyond basic nods to eco-friendliness.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • All that being said, cordiality may be the path of least resistance for the sake of your other relationships.
    R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Visuals of exaggerated cordiality between the Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, President Vladimir Putin of Russia, and President Xi Jinping of China at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on September 1 displayed China’s convening power.
    Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But one suspected the real reason for Huang’s geniality lay elsewhere.
    Billy Perrigo, Time, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Riley, a Northern California native, who has always exuded a Zen-like geniality, was part of a generation of young American composers who had turned away from audience-alienating atonal music, which had been proselytized by their teachers in the science-minded postwar academy.
    William Robin, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Takefumi explored whether dog ownership could affect sociability by exposing mice to the oral microbiomes found in the dog-owning group, then assessed their social behaviors.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
  • For McIver, the campaign’s atmosphere of resolve and sociability was intoxicating.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • His entire being radiated affability and understanding.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
  • All the parts Phillip must play take advantage of his affability and outward kindness.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The new faces of the sport, in this new generation of figure skaters, promote congeniality much more than cutthroat competitiveness.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The venue’s intimacy, coupled with a more informal, speakeasy vibe, permeated an award ceremony that was notable for its moments of laughter and easy congeniality.
    Leila Cobo, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There is a politician-esque amiability to Swift’s time with Colbert, a desperation to please all possible parties while offering up nothing new.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
  • No special effects were required to trigger Curry's stark drift from amiability to horrifying emptiness.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Amicability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amicability. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.

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