affable

af·fa·ble

 (ăf′ə-bəl)

adj.

1. Easy and pleasant to speak to; approachable.

2. Gentle and gracious: an affable smile.

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[Middle English affabil, from Old French affable, from Latin affābilis, from affārī, to speak to : ad-, ad- + fārī, to speak; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]

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af′fa·bil′i·ty n.

af′fa·bly adv.

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affable

(ˈæfəbəl)

adj

1. showing warmth and friendliness; kindly; mild; benign

2. easy to converse with; approachable; amicable

[C16: from Latin affābilis easy to talk to, from affārī to talk to, from ad- to + fāri to speak; compare fable, fate]

ˌaffaˈbility n

ˈaffably adv

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af•fa•ble

(ˈæf ə bəl)

adj.

1. easy to approach and to talk to; friendly: courteous and affable neighbors.

2. showing warmth and friendliness; pleasant: an affable smile.

[1530–40; (< Middle French) < Latin affābilis courteous, affable =affā(rī) to speak to, address (af- af- + fārī to speak; compare fate) + -bilis -ble]

af`fa•bil′i•ty, af′fa•ble•ness, n.

af′fa•bly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

affable - diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host" cordial, genial, amiable friendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"

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affable

adjective friendly, kindly, civil, warm, pleasant, mild, obliging, benign, gracious, benevolent, good-humoured, amiable, courteous, amicable, cordial, sociable, genial, congenial, urbane, approachable, good-natured He is an extremely affable and approachable man.
cold, distant, unpleasant, rude, unfriendly, surly, haughty, brusque, unapproachable, unsociable, ungracious, discourteous, stand-offish, uncivil

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affable

adjective

1. Pleasant and friendly in disposition:

agreeable, amiable, congenial, cordial, genial, good-natured, good-tempered, pleasant, sociable, warm.

2. Characterized by kindness and warm, unaffected courtesy:

gracious, hospitable.

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Translations

أنِيس، لَطِيف، دَمِث

vlídnýpřívětivý

elskværdigomgængeligvenlig

umgänglichfreundlichleutselignettsympathisch

afableamable

mukava

affableaimableamènegentil

viîfelldinn

affabilecortesecortesementegradevoleaffabilit...

maloniaimalonusmandagiaimandagumasmandagus

patīkamspieklājīgs

omgjengelig

sympatycznyżyczliwy

приветливый

canayakınhoş

和蔼可亲的

affable

[ˈæfəbl] ADJ [person, mood] → afable

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affable

[ˈæfəb^əl] adj [person, nature] → affable

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

affable

adj, affably

adv → umgänglich, freundlich

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affable

[ˈæfəbl] adj → affabile

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affable

(ˈӕfəbl) adjective

pleasant and easy to talk to. an affable young man. minsaam أنِيس، لَطِيف، دَمِث приветлив afável vlídný umgänglich, nett elskværdig; venlig; omgængelig φιλικός, προσηνήςafable lahke خوش برخورد ystävällinen affableחביב मिलनसार, सुशील ugodan barátságos ramah viðfelldinn affabile 愛想のよい 상냥한 mandagus, malonus pieklājīgs; patīkams ramah vriendelijkhyggelig, omgjengeliguprzejmy, układny ښه برخورد کول afável afabil приветливый prívetivý prijazen ljubazan förbindlig สุภาพ; อ่อนโยน canayakın, hoş 和藹可親的 привітний, люб'язний شیریں زبان ، خوش مزاج nhã nhặn 和蔼可亲的

ˈaffably adverb

minsaam بِلَطَافَة،بِدَمَاثَه приветливо afavelmente vlídně umgänglich elskværdigt; venligt; omgængeligt προσηνώς afablemente lahkelt با خونگرمی ystävällisesti aimablement בְּחָבִיבוּת सुशीलता से, मिलनसारी से ugodno udvariasan ramah alúðlega, ljúfmannlega affabilmente 愛想よく 싹싹하게 mandagiai, maloniai pieklājīgi; patīkami dari jauh vriendelijkhyggelig, omgjengeliguprzejmie, układnie په مهربانی سره afavelmente afabil приветливо vľúdne prijazno ljubazno förbindligt อย่างสุภาพ nezaketle, incelikle 和藹可親地 привітно, люб'язно خوش مزاجی سے lịch sự 和蔼可亲地

ˌaffaˈbility noun

minsaamheid أُنْس، لُطْف، دَمَاثَه приветливост afabilidade vlídnost die Liebenswürdigkeit elskværdighed; venlighed; omgængelighed προσήνεια afabilidad lahkus مهربانی؛ خونگرمی ystävällisyys affabilitéחביבות सुशीलता, मिलनसारी uljudnost kedvesség, előzékenység keramahan viðfelldni affabilità 愛想よさ 상냥함 mandagumas, meilumas pieklājīgums kejauhan vriendelijkheidomgjengelighetuprzejmość, układność مهربانی afabilidade afabilitate, bunăvoinţă приветливость láskavosť prijaznost ljubaznost förbindlighet ความสุภาพอ่อนโยน canayakınlık 和藹可親 привітність, люб'язність خوش خلقی ، ملنساری sự nhã nhặn 和蔼可亲

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