amiability
/eɪ.mi.ʌˈbɪl.ə.ti/noun
amiability is spelled A-M-I-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 10 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, amiability means “Friendliness, especially easy approachability owing to a cheerful and pleasant disposition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of amiability is amiabilities.
How many letters and syllables are in amiability?
| Letters | 10: A-M-I-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is amiability?
Amiability appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce amiability?
- US /eɪ.mi.ʌˈbɪl.ə.ti/
Amiability has 6 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-amiability.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with amiability?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as amiability from its last stressed vowel (/ɪləti/):
- responsibility
- possibility
- capability
- probability
- accountability
- fertility
- sustainability
- eligibility
- instability
- vulnerability
- compatibility
- accessibility
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of amiability
- amiabilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amiability mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Friendliness, especially easy approachability owing to a cheerful and pleasant disposition.
Her warmth and amiability made her popular among colleagues.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Amiability in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cheerful and friendly disposition:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | afabilidade |
| Spanish | amabilidad, afabilidad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does amiability come from?
From amiable + -ability. Piecewise doublet of amicability.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).