English → Latin
“amiable” in Latin
amābilislovable, worthy of love; lovely, attractive, pleasantamōto love; to be fond of, like, admire; to be pleased by or with (someone or something) for (a particular reason); to derisuāvissweet, pleasant, deliciousdulcissweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant; sweet-sounding, melodic, melodious, tunefulvenustuscharming, friendly, lovely, pleasing, comely, beautiful, elegant; artistic, elegant; affable, elegant, charming
The English word amiable itself goes back to Latin amō, through amīcābilis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
amiable
amabilis: amandus: amore dignus: dignus qui ametur: suavis, dulcis (sweet): venustus (lovely). An amiable character, mores amabiles. Nothing can be more amiable than this man, nihil est hoc homine dignius, quod ametur.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for amiable?
- The usual Latin words for “amiable” are amābilis, amō, suāvis; also dulcis, venustus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.