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adjectivepleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite: an affable and courteous gentleman. showing warmth and friendliness; benign; pleasant: an affable smile. Origin of affable1530–40; <Latin affābilis that can be spoken to, courteous, equivalent to af-af- + fā- speak (see fate) + -bilis-ble, perhaps via Middle French synonym study for affable1. See civil. OTHER WORDS FROM affableaf·fa·bil·i·ty, af·fa·ble·ness, nounaf·fa·bly, adverbun·af·fa·ble, adjectiveun·af·fa·ble·ness, noun un·af·fa·bly, adverb Words nearby affablefeather in one's cap, a, afebrile, afetal, a few, aff, affable, affair, affaire, affaire d'amour, affaire de coeur, affaire d'honneur Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for affableShe plays Lolly, an affable inmate who listens to Piper recount her gruesome bashing of Pennsatucky, whom she believes she killed. Lori Petty on ‘Orange Is the New Black,’ the Halcyon ‘90s, and Discovering Jennifer Lawrence|Marlow Stern|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST He had to prove that Fallon's reign isn't a fluke, that late night really can be a home for the affable and good-natured. Seth Meyers Gets Off to a Rocky Start on 'Late Night'|Kevin Fallon|February 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST Make no mistake: De Blasio is a talented politician, an affable, engaging, intelligent man with a beautiful bi-racial family. A Tale of Two Bills: Clinton vs. De Blasio|John Avlon|January 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST A mild and affable lawyer, Sloan also knew his way around Capitol Hill. Congress Cooperates, Obama Pushes Hard, and Closing Gitmo Has a Chance|Daniel Klaidman|December 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Since then, he has spent most of his time in the affable fog of extreme old age, almost entirely shielded from public view. Mandela: The Last Good Man|Mark Gevisser|December 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST Mrs. Fortescue, who would have been affable to the Evil One himself, smiled at Broussard. Betty at Fort Blizzard|Molly Elliot Seawell Then he went up to him, with a large and liberal sniff, and an affable inquiry, as a little dog goes up to a big one. Mary Anerley|R. D. Blackmore So may the turbulent Æolus be as affable to thee as to the peaceful nests of halcyons. The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare|J. J. Jusserand One day, in the course of conversation, the affable monarch inquired how he had lost his eye. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions|Charles Mackay The open and affable address of the governor attracted the people. The History of Tasmania, Volume I (of 2)|John West
British Dictionary definitions for affable
adjectiveshowing warmth and friendliness; kindly; mild; benign easy to converse with; approachable; amicable Derived forms of affableaffability, nounaffably, adverbWord Origin for affableC16: from Latin affābilis easy to talk to, from affārī to talk to, from ad- to + fāri to speak; compare fable, fate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to affablepleasant, genial, amiable, polite, urbane, approachable, gentle, good-natured, good-humored, courteous, sociable, gracious, amicable, benevolent, benign, breezy, civil, congenial, cordial, kindly |