Agreeable

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: a=gree=a=ble

CIDE DICTIONARY

Agreeable, a. [F. agréable.].

•  Pleasing, either to the mind or senses; pleasant; grateful; as, agreeable manners or remarks; an agreeable person; fruit agreeable to the taste.  [1913 Webster]

  "A train of agreeable reveries."  [1913 Webster]
•  Willing; ready to agree or consent.  [1913 Webster]

  "These Frenchmen give unto the said captain of Calais a great sum of money, so that he will be but content and agreeable that they may enter into the said town."  [1913 Webster]
•  Agreeing or suitable; conformable; correspondent; concordant; adapted; -- followed by to, rarely by with.  [1913 Webster]

  "That which is agreeable to the nature of one thing, is many times contrary to the nature of another."  [1913 Webster]
•  In pursuance, conformity, or accordance; -- in this sense used adverbially for agreeably; as, agreeable to the order of the day, the House took up the report.  [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- Pleasing; pleasant; welcome; charming; acceptable; amiable. See Pleasant.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Agreeable, adj.
1 (often foll. by to) pleasing.
2 (often foll. by to) (of a person) willing to agree (was agreeable to going).
3 (foll. by to) conformable.

Derivative

agreeableness n. agreeably adv.

Etymology

ME f. OF agreable f. agreer AGREE

THESAURUS

Agreeable

Junoesque, OK, abject, acceptable, accepting, accommodating, accommodative, accordant, achingly sweet, acquiescent, admissible, adorable, affable, affirmative, agreeable, agreeable-sounding, agreeing, akin, alacritous, all right, alright, ambrosial, amenable, amiable, amicable, amply endowed, answerable, appealing, appetizing, approving, ardent, ariose, arioso, assenting, at one, attentive, attractive, attuned, becoming, benevolent, benign, benignant, blissful, bonhomous, bonny, braw, brotherly, built, built for comfort, buxom, callipygian, callipygous, canorous, cantabile, catchy, cheerful, civil, coexistent, coexisting, coherent, coincident, coinciding, comely, commensurate, compatible, complaisant, compliable, compliant, complying, concordant, concurring, conformable, congenial, congruent, congruous, consentaneous, consentient, consenting, considerate, consistent, consonant, content, cooperating, cooperative, cordial, correspondent, corresponding, courteous, curvaceous, curvy, dainty, decent, deferential, delectable, delicate, delicious, delightful, desirable, disposed, docile, dulcet, eager, easy, easy-natured, empathetic, empathic, en rapport, endorsing, enjoyable, enthusiastic, enviable, equivalent, euphonic, euphonious, euphonous, exciting, exquisite, fain, fair, fair and pleasant, favorable, favorably disposed, favorably inclined, felicific, felicitous, fine, fine-toned, forward, fraternal, frictionless, friendlike, friendly, game, generous, genial, gentle, goddess-like, golden, golden-tongued, golden-voiced, good, good enough, good to eat, good-humored, good-looking, good-natured, good-tasting, good-tempered, goodly, graceful, gracious, grateful, gratifying, gustable, gusty, harmonious, heart-warming, heedful, helpful, honeyed, in accord, in agreement, in concert, in favor, in rapport, in sync, in synchronization, in the mind, in the mood, in tune, inaccordance, inclined, indulgent, inharmony, juicy, kind, kindly, lenient, likable, like-minded, likely, lovable, lovely to behold, luscious, lush, melic, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellisonant, mellow, melodic, melodious, mild, minded, mindful, mindful of others, mouth-watering, music-flowing, music-like, musical, nectareous, nectarous, neighborlike, neighborly, nice, nondissenting, nonresistant, nonresisting, nonresistive, nothing loath, obedient, obliging, of a piece, of gourmet quality, of like mind, of one mind, okay, on all fours, overindulgent, overpermissive, palatable, passable, passive, peaceable, peaceful, permissive, personable, pleasant, pleasant-sounding, pleasing, pleasurable, pleasure-giving, pleasureful, pliant, pneumatic, polite, positive, predisposed, presentable, prompt, prone, proportionate, provocative, quick, ratifying, ready, ready and willing, receptive, reconcilable, regardful, resigned, respectful, responsive, rewarding, rich, sanctioning, sapid, satisfactory, satisfying, savorous, savory, scrumptious, seductive, self-consistent, servile, shapely, sightly, silver-toned, silver-tongued, silver-voiced, silvery, simpatico, singable, sisterly, slender, sociable, solicitous, songful, songlike, sonorous, stacked, statuesque, submissive, subservient, succulent, supine, sweet, sweet-flowing, sweet-sounding, sweet-tempered, symbiotic, sympathetic, sympathique, synchronized, synchronous, tactful, taking, tantalizing, tasty, tempting, tenable, thoughtful, to be desired, together, tolerant, toothsome, tractable, tunable, tuneful, unanimous, unassertive, uncomplaining, understanding, unexceptionable, ungrudging, unhostile, uniform, unisonant, unisonous, united, unloath, unobjectionable, unrefusing, unreluctant, unresistant, unresisting, urbane, viable, welcome, well-affected, well-built, well-disposed, well-favored, well-formed, well-inclined, well-intentioned, well-made, well-meaning, well-meant, well-natured, well-proportioned, well-shaped, well-stacked, willed, willing, willinghearted, winning, worth having, yummy, zealous

ROGET THESAURUS

Agreeable

Prosperity

N prosperity, welfare, well-being, affluence, success, thrift, roaring trade, good fortune, smiles of fortune, blessings, godsend, luck, good luck, run of luck, sunshine, fair weather, fair wind, palmy days, bright days, halcyon days, piping times, tide, flood, high tide, Saturnia regna, Saturnian age, golden time, golden age, bed of roses, fat city, fat of the land, milk and honey, loaves and fishes, made man, lucky dog, enfant gate, spoiled child of fortune, upstart, parvenu, skipjack, mushroom, prosperous, thriving, in a fair way, buoyant, well off, well to do, well to do in the world, set up, at one's ease, rich, in good case, in full, in high feather, fortunate, lucky, in luck, born with a silver spoon in one's mouth, born under a lucky star, on the sunny side of the hedge, auspicious, propitious, providential, palmy, halcyon, agreeable, couleur de rose, prosperously, swimmingly, as good luck would have it, beyond all hope, one's star in the ascendant, all for the best, one's course runs smooth, chacun est l'artisan de sa fortune, donec eris felix multos numerabis amicos, felicitas multos habet amicos, felix se nescit amari, good luck go with thee, nulli est homini perpetuum bonum.

Pleasurableness

N pleasurableness, pleasantness, agreeableness, pleasure giving, jucundity, delectability, amusement, attraction, attractiveness, attractability, invitingness, harm, fascination, enchantment, witchery, seduction, winning ways, amenity, amiability, winsomeness, loveliness, sunny side, bright side, sweets, goodness, manna in the wilderness, land flowing with milk and honey, bittersweet, fair weather, treat, regale, dainty, titbit, tidbit, nuts, sauce piquante, causing pleasure, laetificant, pleasure-giving, pleasing, pleasant, pleasurable, agreeable, grateful, gratifying, leef, lief, acceptable, welcome, welcome as the roses in May, welcomed, favorite, to one's taste, to one's mind, to one's liking, satisfactory, refreshing, comfortable, cordial, genial, glad, gladsome, sweet, delectable, nice, dainty, delicate, delicious, dulcet, luscious, palatable, luxurious, voluptuous, sensual, attractive, inviting, prepossessing, engaging, winning, winsome, taking, fascinating, captivating, killing, seducing, seductive, heart-robbing, alluring, enticing, appetizing, cheering, bewitching, enchanting, entrancing, enravishing, charming, delightful, felicitous, exquisite, lovely, ravishing, rapturous, heartfelt, thrilling, ecstatic, beatic, beatific, seraphic, empyrean, elysian, palmy, halcyon, Saturnian, decies repetita placebit, charms strike the sight but merit wins the soul, sweetness and light, beauty is only skin deep.

Physical Pleasure

N physical pleasure, pleasure, physical pleasure, sensual pleasure, sensuous pleasure, bodily enjoyment, animal gratification, hedonism, sensuality, luxuriousness, dissipation, round of pleasure, titillation, gusto, creature comforts, comfort, ease, pillow, luxury, lap of luxury, purple and fine linen, bed of downs, bed of roses, velvet, clover, cup of Circe, treat, refreshment, regale, feast, delice, dainty, bonne bouche, source of pleasure, happiness, enjoying, luxurious, voluptuous, sensual, comfortable, cosy, snug, in comfort, at ease, pleasant, agreeable, in comfort, on a bed of roses, at one's ease, ride si sapis, voluptales commendat rarior usus.