Affable
adj
adj ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.
"Furthermore, I may say, that the Sultan was always most affable to me in my interviews with him, even when I had to discuss some missionary questions. In fact, I never saw any traces of the difficulties which Mr. Terrell reported."
- 2 Mild; benign.
"During more affable weather, the four friends congregate outside, sometimes leaning their hickory chairs against a "catapa" tree[…]"
Adjective
- 1 diffusing warmth and friendliness wordnet
Example
More examples"The girl who works in the bakery is affable."
Etymology
Borrowed from French affable, from Latin affābilis, from affor (“I address”), from ad + for (“to speak, to talk”). See fable.