agreeableness

noun

Definition of agreeablenessnext
as in sweetness
the state or quality of having a pleasant or agreeable manner in socializing with others the impression that the couple give to first-time visitors is one of well-bred agreeableness

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Recent Examples of agreeableness Your excessive agreeableness may also be interpreted by decision-makers as lacking conviction, preventing you from getting promoted. — Melody Wilding, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026 The Big Five traits are openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism. — Refractor, 27 July 2026 And so the man offered more economic clout; the woman would offer soft skills, would offer agreeableness. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 Over-apologizing often stems from social conditioning around agreeableness, humility and conflict avoidance — traits women are still rewarded for socially, even when they’re penalized professionally. — Kelly Ehlers, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026 The experiment consisted of examining human traits such as extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, openness, empathy, etc. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 Sycophancy is largely the result of a machine learning technique called reinforcement learning from human feedback, an incentive structure that encourages excessive agreeableness in models. — IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2026 This dynamic creates a feedback loop in which users reward agreeableness with engagement, and AI companies are incentivized to optimize a model to exploit agreeableness. — Tamilla Triantoro, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026 As millions of people turn to AI for companionship and guidance, that agreeableness may pose a subtle but serious threat. — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agreeableness
sweetness
Noun
  • To add a little sour to the sweetness, however, why not add accessories that have some edge?
    — Emma Bocchi, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The soup itself has an almost lemon curd-like acidity and sweetness, and it’s laced with flecks of fresh corn and tiny diced pieces of zucchini.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of sweetness

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“Agreeableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agreeableness. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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