affable
16
5.5
- adjective
- /ˈæf.ə.bəl/
:
amable
- Everyone loves to spend time with John because he is so affable and easy to talk to.
- an affable man
You know, you're great, charming, nice, affable.
- You know, you're great, charming, nice, affable.
- At times you are extroverted, affable and sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary, and reserved.
- You had you had like this, this almost like affable, aloof set of balls.
- He was smiling and laughing and joking and they're very affable guy, you know, and and very, very personable.
- And they were viewed as somebody, you know, totally wrong headed, whereas we would look at that as as being quite affable.
Examples
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The owner was a middle-aged, small-framed woman with missing front teeth and an affable manner.
Academic text (1998) -
Energetic and committed to his job, the affable Rouja has been diving the Mary Celestia for more than two decades.
Academic text (2011) -
I mean, people are just so, so affable and so kind.
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And then the story is about how, you know, one of my clients is this affable, friendly, you know, great, really good fun.
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I think Tim Walls is an affable individual who has a wonderful smile.
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But he's very affable, and that comes across.
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When we were not fighting, he was as affable and as egalitarian as ever.
Fiction book (1990) -
We'll discuss this matter in my office. "By all means," Zark said in an affable tone.
Fiction book (1998) -
The affable manners and gentle virtues of the emperor Numerian secured him in the public's fine regard.
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Molly was as good as Clayton at working a crowd: affable, personable, and able to converse without ruffling feathers.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
773
1.0
Kind and helpful toward other people
418
1.0
Pleasant and attractive in a way that people like
89
1.0
Friendly and polite in a way that makes others feel good
46
3.0
Friendly and confident when talking to other people
33
4.1
Showing warm, friendly, and sincere feeling
21
3.4
Friendly and pleasant in a way people like
21
4.2
A person who is pleasant and easy to like
21
1.6
Enjoying being with other people and making friends
19
2.4
Being friendly, cheerful, and easy to get along with
18
1.0
Pleasant to be with or to experience
15
3.4
Friendly and easy to talk to so people feel comfortable
11
7.0
A person who likes being with other people
11
4.8
A friendly, warm way of behaving that makes people comfortable
4
3.2
Cheerful and friendly to other people
4
6.2
Friendly and cheerful when with other people, enjoying talk and laughter
1
4.1
Shows kindness and honesty, sharing feelings with others
A person who is friendly and easy to talk to
Very warm and welcoming to people
Antonyms
How Friendly
Surface Forms
Morphology
affable = aff + able
The productive suffix '-able' is visible and signals an adjective, but the root 'aff-' is not a recognizable English base (and is not related to 'fable'), so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning from the components.
Etymology
Affable comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and fari 'to speak', so it literally means 'easy to speak to', which is why we use it for someone friendly and easy to talk with.