Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Amiable \A"mi*a*ble\, a. [F. amiable, L. amicabilis friendly,
   fr. amicus friend, fr. amare to love. The meaning has been
   influenced by F. aimable, L. amabilis lovable, fr. amare to
   love. Cf. {Amicable}, {Amorous}, {Amability}.]
   1. Lovable; lovely; pleasing. [Obs. or R.]

            So amiable a prospect.                --Sir T.
                                                  Herbert.

   2. Friendly; kindly; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper
      or mood; amiable ideas.

   3. Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of
      temper, kind-heartedness, etc., which causes one to be
      liked; as, an amiable woman.

   4. Done out of love. [Obs.]

            Lay an amiable siege to the honesty of this Ford's
            wife.                                 --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

amiable
     adj 1: disposed to please; "an amiable villain with a cocky
            sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson [syn: {good-humored}, {good-humoured}]
     2: diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an
        amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial
        greeting"; "a genial host" [syn: {affable}, {cordial}, {genial}]