Amiableness and Orneriness

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Amiableness noun - The state or quality of having a pleasant or agreeable manner in socializing with others.

Usage example: the dance instructor's natural amiableness puts new students immediately at ease

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Orneriness is an antonym for amiableness.

Orneriness noun - Meanspirited disagreeable contrariness.

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Amiableness is an antonym for orneriness.

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Orneriness and Amiableness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/amiableness/orneriness

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Orneriness or Amiableness. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/amiableness/orneriness.

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