Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024 Affable
Affable (adjective)
af·fa·ble [af-uh-buhl]
adjective
1. pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite: an affable and courteous gentleman.
2. showing warmth and friendliness; benign; pleasant: an affable smile.
Other Words From
af·fa·bil·i·ty [af-, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], af·fa·ble·ness noun
af·fa·bly adverb
un·af·fa·ble adjective
un·af·fa·bly adverb
Related Words
amiable, approachable, courteous, genial, gentle, good-humored, good-natured, gracious, pleasant, polite, sociable, urbane
See synonyms for Affable on Thesaurus.comSynonyms
1. sociable, gracious, genial, approachable, amiable, accessible
Synonym Study
See civil.
Antonyms
1. standoffish, distant, inaccessible, unapproachable, unsociable, unfriendly
Origin: First recorded in 1530-40; from Latin affabilis “that can be spoken to, courteous,” equivalent to af- af- + fa- “speak” ( fate ) + -bilis -ble, perhaps via Middle French
Example Sentences
Four, the recruitment by the Republicans of affable-seeming candidates who had some discipline drilled into them.
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And that brings me to an otherwise affable cast of candidates.
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He was always affable but ultimately unknowable; intellectually incurious but ferociously ambitious.
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She plays Lolly, an affable inmate who listens to Piper recount her gruesome bashing of Pennsatucky, whom she believes she killed.
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He had to prove that Fallon's reign isn't a fluke, that late night really can be a home for the affable and good-natured.
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