aimable

English

Etymology

aim + -able

Adjective

aimable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being aimed.
    • 2000, Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
      An apparatus for enabling a user to orient an aiming axis of an aimable device at a desired orientation with respect to a line of sight from the user to a target []

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin amābilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ.mabl/
  • (file)
  • Homophone: aimables
  • Hyphenation: ai‧mable

Adjective

aimable (plural aimables)

  1. likeable, amiable
    C'est très aimable de ta part de m'avoir invité ce soir.
    It's very kind of you to have invited me here this evening.

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