affable

af·fa·ble

A0119700 (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.

affable

(ˈæfəbəl) adj1. showing warmth and friendliness; kindly; mild; benign2. 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

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.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

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

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

affable

adjective1. 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.

Translations

和蔼可亲的

affable

(ˈӕfəbl) adjective pleasant and easy to talk to. an affable young man. 和藹可親的 和蔼可亲的ˈaffably adverb 和藹可親地 和蔼可亲地ˌaffaˈbility noun 和藹可親 和蔼可亲