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affable
[ af-uh-buhl ]
adjective
an affable and courteous gentleman.
Synonyms: sociable, gracious, genial, approachable, amiable, accessible
Antonyms: standoffish, distant, inaccessible, unapproachable, unsociable, unfriendly
an affable smile.
affable
/ ˈæfəbəl /
adjective
- showing warmth and friendliness; kindly; mild; benign
- easy to converse with; approachable; amicable
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Derived Forms
- ˈaffably, adverb
- ˌaffaˈbility, noun
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Other Words From
- af·fa·bil·i·ty [af-, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], af·fa·ble·ness noun
- af·fa·bly adverb
- un·af·fa·ble adjective
- un·af·fa·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of affable1
C16: from Latin affābilis easy to talk to, from affārī to talk to, from ad- to + fāri to speak; compare fable , fate
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See civil.
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