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Amiable Pronunciation
Amiable is pronounced AY-mee-uh-buhl, IPA /ˈeɪmiəbəl/.
AY-mee-uh-buhl
US /ˈeɪmiəbəl/ · UK /ˈeɪmiəbəl/
Syllables: AY · mee · uh · buhl (4 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective: Pleasant and easy to get along with.
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Amiable in a Sentence
- The landlord is amiable enough once you know him.
- They had an amiable discussion about the fence.
- He gave an amiable shrug and let it go.
Common Mispronunciations of Amiable
Not uh-MY-uh-buhl
Four beats with the volume on the first, AY, and no long y anywhere in the word.
Not A-mee-uh-buhl
Open on the long ay of aim rather than the short a of am.
Tip: Amiable and amicable are different words: the second means friendly in a formal or legal sense and has no ay at all.
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