Emily Dickinson Lexicon

A'MI-A-BLE, a. [Fr. amiable; L. amabilis, from amo, to love.]

1. Lovely; worthy of love; deserving of affection; applied usually to persons. But in Ps. lxxxiv. 1, there is an exception: "How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord!"
2. Pretending or showing love. Lay amiable siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife. – Shak. But this use is not legitimate.