Part 383

<h1>Amiableness</h1> <Xpage=48>

<hw>A`mi*a*ble*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being amiable; amiability.</def>

<h1>Amiably</h1> <Xpage=48>

<hw>A"mi*a*bly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In an amiable manner.</def>

<h1>Amianth</h1> <Xpage=48>

<hw>Am"i*anth</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Amianthus</er>.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<h1>Amianthiform</h1> <Xpage=48>

<hw>Am`i*an"thi*form</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Amianth</ets>us + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling amianthus in form.</def>

<h1>Amianthoid</h1> <Xpage=48>

<hw>Am`i*an"thoid</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Amianth</ets>us + <ets>-oid</ets>: cf. F. <ets>amianto\'8bde</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling amianthus.</def>

<h1>Amianthus</h1> <Xpage=48>

<hw>Am`i*an"thus</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>amiantus</ets>, Gr. <?/ <?/ (lit., unsoiled stone) a greenish stone, like asbestus; <?/ priv. + <?/ to stain, to defile; so called from its incombustibility.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Earth flax, or mountain flax; a soft silky variety of asbestus.</def>

<h1>Amic</h1> <Xpage=48>

<hw>Am"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>am</ets>monia + <ets>-ic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Related to, or derived, ammonia; -- used chiefly as a suffix; <as>as, <ex>amic</ex> acid; phosph<ex>amic</ex> acid.</as></def>

<cs><col>Amic acid</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>one of a class of nitrogenized acids somewhat resembling amides.</cd></cs>

<h1>Amicability</h1> <Xpage=48>

<hw>Am`i*ca*bil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being amicable; friendliness; amicableness.</def>

<i>Ash.</i>

<h1>Amicable</h1> <Xpage=48>

<hw>Am"i*ca*ble</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>amicabilis</ets>, fr. <ets>amicus</ets> friend, fr. <ets>amare</ets> to love. See <er>Amiable</er>.]</ety> <def>Friendly; proceeding from, or exhibiting, friendliness; after the manner of friends; peaceable; <as>as, an <ex>amicable</ex> disposition, or arrangement</as>.</def>

<blockquote>That which was most remarkable in this contest was . . . the <b>amicable</b> manner in which it was managed. <i>Prideoux.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Amicable action</col> <fld>(Law.)</fld>, <cd>an action commenced and prosecuted by amicable consent of the parties, for the purpose of obtaining a decision of the court on some matter of law involved in it.</cd> <i>Bouvier</i>. <i>Burrill</i>. -- <col>Amicable numbers</col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>two numbers, each of which is equal to the sum of all the aliquot parts of the other.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Friendly; peaceable; kind; harmonious.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Amicable</er>, <er>Friendly</er>. Neither of these words denotes any great warmth of affection, since <i>friendly</i> has by no means the same strength as its noun <i>friendship</i>. It does, however, imply something of real cordiality; while <i>amicable</i> supposes very little more than that the parties referred to are not disposed to quarrel. Hence, we speak of <i>amicable</i> relations between two countries, an <i>amicable</i> adjustment of difficulties. "Those who entertain <i>friendly</i> feelings toward each other can live <i>amicably</i> together."</usage>

<h1>Amicableness</h1> <Xpage=48>

<hw>Am"i*ca*ble*ness</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being amicable; amicability.</def>

<h1>Amicably</h1> <Xpage=48>

<hw>Am"i*ca*bly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In an amicable manner.</def>

<h1>Amice</h1> <Xpage=48>