If something is agreeable, it is pleasant and you enjoy it.
...workers in more agreeable and better paid occupations.
...an agreeable surprise.
Synonyms: pleasant, pleasing, satisfying, acceptable More Synonyms of agreeable
agreeablygraded adverb
At first we chatted agreeably about his trips to London and Paris.
Some months later I was agreeably surprised to be telephoned at work by Ronnie.
2. adjective
If someone is agreeable, they are pleasant and try to please people.
...lunch with an agreeable friend.
I've gone out of my way to be agreeable to his friends.
Synonyms: friendly, pleasant, nice, sociable More Synonyms of agreeable
3. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]
If you are agreeableto something or if it is agreeableto you, you are willing to do it or to allow it to happen.
[formal]
She was agreeable to the project.
If you are agreeable, my PA will make all the necessary arrangements.
...a solution that would be agreeable to all. [+ to]
Synonyms: consenting, willing, agreeing, approving More Synonyms of agreeable
agreeable in British English
(əˈɡrɪəbəl)
adjective
1.
pleasing; pleasant
2.
prepared to consent
3. (foll byto or with)
in keeping; consistent
salaries agreeable with current trends
4. (foll by to)
to one's liking
he said the terms were not agreeable to him
Derived forms
agreeableness (aˈgreeableness)
noun
agreeably (aˈgreeably)
adverb
agreeable in American English
(əˈgriəbəl)
adjective
1.
pleasing or pleasant
an agreeable odor
2.
willing or ready to consent
3.
conformable or in accord
4.
that can be approved; acceptable
a contract agreeable to both parties
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈpleasant
Derived forms
agreeability (aˌgreeaˈbility) (əˈgriəˈbɪləti)
noun or aˈgreeableness
agreeably (aˈgreeably)
adverb
Word origin
ME & OFr agreable < agreer, agree
Examples of 'agreeable' in a sentence
agreeable
These make an agreeable walking surface and keep down weeds very effectively.
Page, Russell The Education of a Gardener (1994)
We hope to reach a mutually agreeable solution as soon as possible.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The latter was much more agreeable than his companion expected.
Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice (1813)
For fighting has something agreeable in the idea to those who are strangers to it.
Len Deighton Bomber
The scenery alone would have made the car journey an agreeable way to spend the afternoon.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Or the wine is any less agreeable.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
So how can the agreeable person make it to the top?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But he might make himself more agreeable.
George Eliot Daniel Deronda (1876)
She and a friend were cage diving when the shark decided they would make an agreeable light snack.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Is not this an agreeable surprise?
Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice (1813)
It's a question that should raise only agreeable options and pleasant anticipation.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Perhaps she finds it an agreeable change after the more formal life she leads at the Towers.
Elizabeth Gaskell Wives and Daughters (1864)
It was an awkward pause; each was trying to find something agreeable to say.
Elizabeth Gaskell Wives and Daughters (1864)
The photography here is suitably stunning - an agreeable way to forget about the weather outside.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There were less agreeable moments, too.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He was also a most agreeable companion, the opposite of stuffy.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This may not be intentional, but it makes for agreeable hokum.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The research has also found that today's comedians are less agreeable and less conscientious than average people.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I'm not one of the agreeable sort.
Louisa May Alcott Little Women (1869)
It all fades into one agreeable brochure for slow-motion nature, a nature without people.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This is basically about making Britain and especially London less agreeable places to live.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But I'll try and find a more agreeable piece of news.
Elizabeth Gaskell Wives and Daughters (1864)
Quotations
I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great dealJane Austen
My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with meBenjamin DisraeliLothair
In other languages
agreeable
British English: agreeable ADJECTIVE
If something is agreeable, it is pleasant and you enjoy it.
...workers in more agreeable and better paid occupations.
American English: agreeable
Brazilian Portuguese: agradável
Chinese: 怡人的
European Spanish: agradable
French: agréable
German: angenehm
Italian: gradevole
Japanese: 快い
Korean: 쾌적한
European Portuguese: agradável
Latin American Spanish: agradable
Chinese translation of 'agreeable'
agreeable
(əˈɡriːəbl)
adj
(= pleasant)
[sensation]令人愉快的 (lìng rén yúkuài de)
[person]容易相处(處)的 (róngyì xiāngchǔ de)
(= willing)
to be agreeable (to sth/to doing sth)欣然同意(某事/做某事) (xīnrán tóngyì (mǒushì/zuò mǒushì))
1 (adjective)
Definition
pleasant and enjoyable
more agreeable and better paid occupations
Synonyms
pleasant
a pleasant surprise
pleasing
a pleasing view
satisfying
I find wood carving satisfying.
acceptable
a most acceptable present
delightful
The most delightful garden I had ever seen.
enjoyable
the most enjoyable part of the holiday
gratifying
pleasurable
the most pleasurable experience of the evening
congenial
to your liking
to your taste
likable or likeable
Opposites
offensive
,
unpleasant
,
horrid
,
displeasing
,
disagreeable
,
unlikable or unlikeable
2 (adjective)
Definition
pleasant and enjoyable
I've gone out of my way to be agreeable to his friends.
Synonyms
friendly
He has been friendly to me.
pleasant
He was most anxious to seem agreeable and pleasant.
nice
I've met your father and I think he's really nice.
sociable
Some children have more sociable personalities than others.
affable
He is an extremely affable and approachable man.
congenial
The food at the party was excellent, and the company congenial.
good-natured
She was good-natured about it, and didn't make a fuss.
likable or likeable
3 (adjective)
Definition
prepared to consent
She was agreeable to the project.
Synonyms
consenting
willing
There are some questions which they will not be willing to answer.
agreeing
approving
sympathetic
She sounds a most sympathetic character.
complying
responsive
concurring
amenable
I've never had a long-term relationship. I'm not amenable enough.
in accord
well-disposed
acquiescent
The other men were acquiescent but he had an independent streak.
Quotations
I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal [Jane Austen]My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me [Benjamin Disraeli – Lothair]
Additional synonyms
in the sense of acceptable
a most acceptable present
Synonyms
pleasant,
pleasing,
welcome,
satisfying,
grateful,
refreshing,
delightful,
gratifying,
agreeable,
pleasurable
in the sense of acquiescent
The other men were acquiescent but he had an independent streak.