affability
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5.3
- noun
- /ˌæf.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
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afabilidad
- Her quietness and her strong academic record suggested to them goodness and affability.
Examples
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Among the qualities they share are their affability and constant smiles.
Academic text (1992) -
I'm afraid our host is losing his charm and affability.
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I have been treated with such affability, such condescension, as I would never have dared to hope for.
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A factor of enormous and usually decisive weight in job searches is the candidate's affability—or, to use a more popular term, "collegiality."
Academic text (2001) -
Her natural affability made everyone feel comfortable during the meeting.
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He greeted the guests with his usual affability, making them feel right at home.
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Despite the tense situation, her affability helped to ease the atmosphere.
Synonyms
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1.0
A kind and pleasant way of treating other people
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3.5
How pleasant and friendly someone or something seems to other people
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6.5
Being pleasant and friendly so people enjoy your company
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1.3
A kind and polite way of treating other people
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3.4
A feeling that something is nice and enjoyable
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3.6
Enjoying being with other people and making friends
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9.3
A friendly, cheerful manner that makes people feel relaxed
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4.1
A friendly, pleasant way of behaving that makes people feel comfortable
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2.5
A friendly, attractive way of behaving that makes people like you
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4.1
The quality of being friendly and easy to talk to
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5.5
A friendly, cheerful way that makes people feel welcome
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2.7
A friendly, kind way of behaving that makes people feel comfortable
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5.3
Being friendly, kind, and easy to get along with
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5.0
A pleasant, friendly quality of someone who often says yes to others
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3.2
Being friendly, generous, and caring to other people
Being friendly and easy to talk to
A friendly, pleasant way of acting that makes others feel comfortable
A friendly, pleasant way of acting that avoids quarrels
A friendly, pleasant way of behaving that avoids conflict
Being friendly and pleasant so people enjoy being with you
A kind, friendly attitude that wants to help others
A kind and friendly feeling toward other people
A liking for being with other people
Being friendly and willing to talk to new people
A willingness and ability to talk and share ideas with other people
Easy to talk to and able to start a friendly conversation
Antonyms
A quality of being unpleasant and hard to get along with that makes people avoid you
How Friendly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Affability comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and fari 'speak', so it means 'easy to speak to' and today describes someone who is friendly and pleasant to talk with.