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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024af•fa•ble /ˈæfəbəl/USA pronunciation adj. - easy to approach and to talk to; friendly: courteous and affable neighbors.
- showing warmth and friendliness;
pleasant: an affable smile.
af•fa•bil•i•ty /ˌæfəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]af•fa•bly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024af•fa•ble (af′ə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. - pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to;
friendly;
cordial;
warmly polite:an affable and courteous gentleman. - showing warmth and friendliness;
benign;
pleasant:an affable smile.
- Latin affābilis that can be spoken to, courteous, equivalent. to af- af- + fā- speak (see fate) + -bilis -ble, perh. via Middle French
- 1530–40
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See civil.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: affable /ˈæfəbəl/ adj - showing warmth and friendliness; kindly; mild; benign
- easy to converse with; approachable; amicable
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin affābilis easy to talk to, from affārī to talk to, from ad- to + fāri to speak; compare fable, fateˌaffaˈbility n ˈaffably adv |