affabilityn.

Brit.

/ˌafəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌæfəˈbɪlədi/

Forms: late Middle English affabylite, 1500s affabilite, 1500s affabilitee, 1500s affabilytie, 1500s affabylitie, 1500s affabylytie, 1500s–1600s affabilitie, 1500s–1600s affabilitye, 1500s– affability, 1600s affabilltye.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French affabilité; Latin affābilitās.

Etymology: < (i) Middle French affabilité (c1270 in Old French; French affabilité ); and its etymon (ii) classical Latin affābilitās < affābilis affable adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare Spanish afabilidad (a1456), Italian affabilità (13th cent. as †affabeletate).

The quality of being affable; readiness to converse with or be approached by others, formerly esp. when dealing with people of equal or lower status; geniality, friendliness. Also as a count noun: an indication or expression of this quality.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > social intercourse or companionship > [noun] > quality of being agreeable or affable

agreeability?c1400

affability?1483

facility1542

easiness1567

affableness1587

agreeablenessa1631

communicablenessa1631

conversableness1675

agreemony1678

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > agreeable behaviour > affability

affability?1483

affableness1587

debonairty1600

debonair1697

debonairness1753

?1483 W. Caxton tr. Caton i. sig. aiiij^v Drawe and enclyne hym to loue and affabylite.

1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour ii. v. sig. Qvii^v Affabilitie..is also where a man speakethe courtaisely, with a swete speche or countenance; wherewith the herers (as it were with a delicate odour) be refresshed, and allured to loue hym.

1576 A. Fleming tr. C. Plinius Novocomensis in Panoplie Epist. 241 For he is a man full of affabilitie..and easie to be intreated.

1603 T. Wilson in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. III. 201 That gracious affabilitye which ther good old Queen did afford them.

1647 J. Trapp Comm. Evangelists & Acts (Luke xv. 1) 87 Affability easily allureth, austerity discourageth.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 160. ¶3 The Genius smiled upon me with a Look of..Affability that familiarized him to my Imagination.

1773 H. Chapone Lett. Improvem. Mind I. 168 Treat [inferiors] always with affability.

1807 E. S. Barrett Rising Sun II. 39 Whose faces were covered with smiles and affabilities.

1819 W. Irving Sketch Bk. v. 422 The bashfulness of the guests soon gave way before good cheer and affability.

1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. xxviii. 280 Greeting the other two gentlemen with his usual politeness and affability.

1917 S. T. Plaatje Native Life 65 We noticed that the policeman was Dutch, and the embodiment of affability.

2003 R. W. Brockway Wonderful Work of God v. 100 He was not favorably impressed by the local Anglican priest despite his affability.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	affability
释义	affabilityn. Brit. /ˌafəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌæfəˈbɪlədi/ Forms: late Middle English affabylite, 1500s affabilite, 1500s affabilitee, 1500s affabilytie, 1500s affabylitie, 1500s affabylytie, 1500s–1600s affabilitie, 1500s–1600s affabilitye, 1500s– affability, 1600s affabilltye. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French affabilité; Latin affābilitās. Etymology: < (i) Middle French affabilité (c1270 in Old French; French affabilité ); and its etymon (ii) classical Latin affābilitās < affābilis affable adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare Spanish afabilidad (a1456), Italian affabilità (13th cent. as †affabeletate). The quality of being affable; readiness to converse with or be approached by others, formerly esp. when dealing with people of equal or lower status; geniality, friendliness. Also as a count noun: an indication or expression of this quality. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > social intercourse or companionship > [noun] > quality of being agreeable or affable agreeability?c1400 affability?1483 facility1542 easiness1567 affableness1587 agreeablenessa1631 communicablenessa1631 conversableness1675 agreemony1678 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > agreeable behaviour > affability affability?1483 affableness1587 debonairty1600 debonair1697 debonairness1753 ?1483 W. Caxton tr. Caton i. sig. aiiij^v Drawe and enclyne hym to loue and affabylite. 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour ii. v. sig. Qvii^v Affabilitie..is also where a man speakethe courtaisely, with a swete speche or countenance; wherewith the herers (as it were with a delicate odour) be refresshed, and allured to loue hym. 1576 A. Fleming tr. C. Plinius Novocomensis in Panoplie Epist. 241 For he is a man full of affabilitie..and easie to be intreated. 1603 T. Wilson in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. III. 201 That gracious affabilitye which ther good old Queen did afford them. 1647 J. Trapp Comm. Evangelists & Acts (Luke xv. 1) 87 Affability easily allureth, austerity discourageth. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 160. ¶3 The Genius smiled upon me with a Look of..Affability that familiarized him to my Imagination. 1773 H. Chapone Lett. Improvem. Mind I. 168 Treat [inferiors] always with affability. 1807 E. S. Barrett Rising Sun II. 39 Whose faces were covered with smiles and affabilities. 1819 W. Irving Sketch Bk. v. 422 The bashfulness of the guests soon gave way before good cheer and affability. 1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. xxviii. 280 Greeting the other two gentlemen with his usual politeness and affability. 1917 S. T. Plaatje Native Life 65 We noticed that the policeman was Dutch, and the embodiment of affability. 2003 R. W. Brockway Wonderful Work of God v. 100 He was not favorably impressed by the local Anglican priest despite his affability. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.?1483
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