Amiable is an adjective used to describe people who are friendly or sociable. It can also describe things with a pleasing quality. Amicable on the other hand is usually used to describe relations or interactions that are civil or peaceable. Your good neighbor is 'amiable,' but your interactions with him are 'amicable.'

Amiable or amicable: Amiable means good-natured and likable. It describes people. Amicable means characterized by goodwill. It describes relationships or interactions between people. So, for instance, two amiable people might share an amicable friendship, or two amiable people might end their relationship amicably.

Amicable can describe situations, specifically ones that were previously strained but are now a lot better. For instance, if you were describing the relationship between a divorcing couple, you might say, “The parents were amicable with each other around the kids.” Amiable is used to describe one’s personality and pertains to a disposition.