amical
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French amical, from Latin amīcālis.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈa.mɪkl/, /ˈa.mɪ.kəl/
Adjective
amical (comparative more amical, superlative most amical)
- (now rare) Friendly, amicable.
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 172:
- The Encyclopédie pulled through this crisis mainly through the amical assistance of Malesherbes, councillor in the Paris Cour des Aides, a member of the Lamoignon clan, and official Director of the Book Trade.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.mi.kal/
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Adjective
amical (feminine amicale, masculine plural amicaux, feminine plural amicales)
- friendly, amicable
- Antonym: inamical
- 1895, R. von Krafft-Ebing, Psychopathia Sexualis:
- À la suite de mes rapports sexuels avec un condisciple et ami de longue date, rapports qui n’ont commencé que pendant notre séjour à l’Université et après sept ans de relations amicales, le penchant pour les satisfactions anormales du libido s’est renforcé en moi.
- After I had sexual relations with a longstanding friend and fellow student, relations which only began during our time at university and after seven years of friendship [friendly relations], my penchant for satisfying my libido in abnormal ways grew.
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “amical”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.miˈkal/
Adjective
amical m or n (feminine singular amicală, masculine plural amicali, feminine and neuter plural amicale)
Declension
Declension of amical
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /amiˈkal/ [a.miˈkal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: a‧mi‧cal
Related terms
Further reading
- “amical”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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