Literary notes about amicable (AI summary)
In literature, the term amicable is employed to evoke a sense of warmth, harmony, and mutual understanding, whether in personal relationships or broader social and political negotiations. It is used to underscore a peaceful, friendly atmosphere in interactions among characters, such as during a leisurely croquet match that lightens the mood in a narrative ([1]), or to describe a seemingly paradoxical blend of hostility and geniality in a complex character portrayal ([2]). Moreover, the word is applied in contexts ranging from the resolution of disputes through peaceful means ([3]) to the shaping of diplomatic ties between nations ([4]), emphasizing its versatility in conveying the absence of overt conflict and the presence of cordial interrelations ([5]).
- An impromptu circus, fox and geese, and an amicable game of croquet finished the afternoon.
— from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - You have seen my key, show me your money.” Thénardier was haggard, fierce, suspicious, rather menacing, yet amicable.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo - Let us arrange this matter in an amicable way.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo - We solely desire to cement amicable relations between Japan and foreign countries, and to carry on trade."
— from A Diplomat in Japan by Ernest Mason Satow - Amicable is negative, denoting absence of open discord: it is used of those persons between whom some connection already exists.
— from The Century Vocabulary Builder by Joseph M. (Joseph Morris) Bachelor
