agreeability

agreeability means the property of being agreeable; pleasantness.

Etymology

From agreeable (from Middle English agreable, from Old French agreable) by analogy with -ability. By surface analysis, agree + -ability. Compare the only attestation before the 18th century (by Geoffrey Chaucer), Middle English aggreablete, agreablete (“favorable disposition, tolerance”), from Middle French agréableté.

noun

The property of being agreeable; pleasantness.e.g.“[S]he was all good humour, spirits, sense and agreeability. Surely I may make words, when at a loss, if Dr Johnson does.” — 1778, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 95:
The result, product, or an instance of being agreeable.

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Words closest in meaning

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agreeableness 88% match — The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses. vs agreeability →
agreeingness 78% match — The state or quality of agreeing. vs agreeability →
agreeable 74% match — Able to agree; possible to be agreed. vs agreeability →
disagreeability 72% match — The quality of being disagreeable. vs agreeability →
complaisance 72% match — The quality of being complaisant, amiable or agreeable. vs agreeability →
agrémens 72% match — Agreeable qualities or circumstances. vs agreeability →
unagreeableness 71% match — The quality of being unagreeable. vs agreeability →
amenableness 70% match — The state or quality of being amenable. vs agreeability →