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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AGREE'ABLE, a.
1. Suitable; conformable; correspondent; consistent with; as, the practice of virtue is agreeable to the law of God and our own nature.
2. In pursuance of; in conformity with; as, agreeable to the order of the day, the house took up the report of the committee. It is not correctly followed by with. In this sense, some writers use agreeably, for agreeable, but in violation of the true principles of construction; for the word is an adjective or attribute, in agreement with the last clause of the sentence. The house took up the report of a committee, (which taking up was) agreeable to the order of the day. The use of agreeably in this sentence would pervert the sense.
3. Pleasing, either to the mind or senses; as, agreeable manners; fruit agreeable to the taste.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature; "Is the plan agreeable to you?"; "he's an agreeable fellow"; "My idea of an agreeable person...is a person who agrees with me"- Disraeli; "an agreeable manner" [ant: disagreeable]
2: in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background" [syn: accordant, agreeable, conformable, consonant, concordant]
3: prepared to agree or consent; "agreeable to the plan"

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 14th century 1. pleasing to the mind or senses especially as according well with one's tastes or needs <an agreeable companion> <an agreeable change> 2. ready or willing to agree or consent <I'm agreeable to their proposal> 3. being in harmony ; consonant • agreeability noun • agreeableness noun • agreeably adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

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. Derivatives: agreeableness n. agreeably adv. Etymology: ME f. OF agreable f. agreer AGREE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Agreeable A*gree"a*ble, a. [F. agr['e]able.] 1. Pleasing, either to the mind or senses; pleasant; grateful; as, agreeable manners or remarks; an agreeable person; fruit agreeable to the taste. A train of agreeable reveries. --Goldsmith. 2. Willing; ready to agree or consent. [Colloq.] 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. --Latimer. 3. Agreeing or suitable; conformable; correspondent; concordant; adapted; -- followed by to, rarely by with. That which is agreeable to the nature of one thing, is many times contrary to the nature of another. --L'Estrange. 4. 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. Syn: Pleasing; pleasant; welcome; charming; acceptable; amiable. See Pleasant.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If something is agreeable, it is pleasant and you enjoy it. ...workers in more agreeable and better paid occupations. = pleasant ADJ 2. If someone is agreeable, they are pleasant and try to please people. ...sharing a bottle of wine with an agreeable companion... ADJ 3. If you are agreeable to something or if it is agreeable to you, you are willing to do it or to allow it to happen. (FORMAL) If you are agreeable, my husband's office will make all the necessary arrangements. ...a solution that would be agreeable to all. ADJ: v-link ADJ, oft ADJ to n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. [With to.] 1. Suitable, fitting, fit, proper, meet, appropriate, befitting, conformable, correspondent, accordant, concordant, consonant. 2. Pleasing, pleasant, pleasurable, grateful, gratifying, acceptable, welcome, good, goodly, delightful, charming, delectable, delicious, dulcet, sweet, to one's taste, to one's mind, after one's fancy.

Moby Thesaurus

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