Definition of affable Affable

/æˈfʌbʌl/ - [afubul] - af•fa•ble

We found 9 definitions of affable from 6 different sources.

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What does affable mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

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

  • affable (a.)
    Easy to be spoken to or addressed; receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; courteous; sociable.
  • affable (a.)
    Gracious; mild; benign.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • affable
    Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner.
  • affable
    Diffusing warmth and friendliness.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • affable
    af′fa-bl, adj. condescending: easy to be spoken to (used with to).—ns. Affabil′ity, Af′fableness.—adv. Af′fably. [Fr.—L. affabilisaffāri, to speak to—ad, to, and fāri, to speak.]

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  • affable, adjective.

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