amicabilis

Amicabilis is a Latin adjective meaning friendly, amicable, or characterized by friendship. It is formed from amicus, “friend,” with the suffix -bilis, which conveys the idea of being able to be or worthy of. The term thus denotes a disposition or relation marked by goodwill.

In classical and later Latin, amicabilis appears in contexts describing cordial relationships, benevolent conduct, or agreements intended to avoid dispute. It is used to describe people, negotiations, or dispositions that favor harmony, and it can occur in legal, philosophical, and religious texts to characterize settlements, treaties, or attitudes that emphasize friendship rather than hostility.

In modern English-language scholarship, amicabilis is encountered primarily as a Latin term retained in discussions of Latin grammar, philology, or historical diplomatic language. When rendered into English, the closest equivalents are amicable or friendly; the noun form expressing the related concept is amicability, though those English forms are not direct cognates of the Latin adjective.

As a Latin term, amicabilis is related to amicus (friend) and amicitia (friendship). Its presence in Romance languages is reflected in cognates such as amical or amicable, which carry similar meanings across linguistic descendants.

See also: amicus, amicitia, amical, amicable, amicability.