affable
af·fa·ble (
f
-bl)
adj.
1. Easy and pleasant to speak to; approachable.
2. Gentle and gracious: an affable smile.
[Middle English affabil, from Old French affable, from Latin aff
bilis, from affr
, to speak to : ad-, ad- + fr, to speak; see bh-2 in Indo-European roots.]
af
fa·bili·ty n.
affa·bly adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | affable - diffusing warmth and friendliness; “an affable smile”; “an amiable gathering”; “cordial relations”; “a cordial greeting”; “a genial host”
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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