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approachable

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ap·proach·a·ble  (-prch-bl)
adj.
1. Possible to approach; accessible: a retreat in the mountains approachable in winter only by helicopter.
2. Easy to talk to or deal with; friendly.

ap·proacha·bili·ty n.

approachable [əˈprəʊtʃəbəl]
adj
1. capable of being approached; accessible
2. (of a person) friendly
approachability , approachableness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.approachableapproachable - capable of being read with comprehension; "readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader"; "the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels"
comprehendible, comprehensible - capable of being comprehended or understood; "an idea comprehensible to the average mind"
2.approachableapproachable - easy to meet or converse or do business with; "a friendly approachable person"
unapproachable - discouraging intimacies; reserved; "an unapproachable executive"
3.approachable - easily approached; "a site approachable from a branch of the Niger"
accessible - capable of being reached; "a town accessible by rail"

approachable
adjective
1. friendly, open, cordial, sociable, affable, congenial We found him very approachable and easy to talk to.
friendly reserved, cool, withdrawn, remote, distant, chilly, aloof, unfriendly, frigid, unsociable, standoffish, cold as ice
2. accessible, attainable, reachable, get-at-able (informal), come-at-able (informal) It is approachable on foot for only a few hours a day.
accessible remote, out-of-the-way, inaccessible, out of reach, unreachable, un-get-at-able (informal)
Translations
approachable [əˈprəʊtʃəbl] ADJ [person] → accesible, abordable; [place] → accesible; [text, idea, work] → asequible
approachable [əˈprəʊtʃəbəl] adj [person, manner, manager, style] → accessible
approach road nvoie f d'accès, route f d'accès
approachable
adj
personumgänglich, leicht zugänglich; he’s not approachable todayer ist heute nicht ansprechbar
placezugänglich; it’s approachable from aboveman kommt von oben (heran)
text, ideaverständlich
approachable [əˈprəʊtʃəbl] adj (person) → avvicinabile, accessibile


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Besides, he is such an approachable, courteous, kind- hearted fellow
van der Luyden; but he found her gentle bending sweetness less approachable than the grimness of some of his mother's old aunts, fierce spinsters who said "No" on principle before they knew what they were going to be asked.
He was more human and approachable, but, he was no longer mystery.
 
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