Affable

English

Adjective

Affable (comparative more Affable, superlative most Affable)

1. Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.
2. Mild; benign.

Adverbs for Affable

unaffectedly; courteously; comfortably; enthusiastically; pleasantly; placidly; unfailingly; graciously; smilingly; considerately; sincerely; genuinely; cordially; usually; singularly; quietly; remarkably; ostentatiously.

Synonyms for Affable

• (friendly, courteous): accessible, civil, complaisant, courteous, friendly, gracious
• (mild, benign): benign, mild, warm
• urbane, complaisant, suave, pleasing.

Antonyms for Affable

impolite, surly, haughty, disdainful, arrogant.

Thesaurus

Bohemian; accommodating; agreeable; amiable; amicable; attentive; benevolent; benign; benignant; blissful; bonhomous; casual; cheerful; civil; clubbable; clubbish; clubby; communicative; companionable; companionate; compatible; complaisant; compliant; congenial; considerate; cordial; courteous; decent; deferential; degage; desirable; dulcet; easy; easy-natured; easygoing; en rapport; enjoyable; fair; fair and pleasant; familiar; felicific; felicitous; fine; fit for society; folksy; fond of society; free and easy; friendly; generous; genial; gentle; good; good-humored; good-natured; good-tempered; goodly; graceful; gracious; grateful; gratifying; gregarious; harmonious; haymish; heart-warming; homely; homey; honeyed; hospitable; indulgent; informal; irregular; kind; kindly; likable; loose; loquacious; mellifluous; mellow; mild; natural; nice; obliging; offhand; offhanded; overindulgent; overpermissive; permissive; plain; pleasant; pleasing; pleasurable; pleasure-giving; pleasureful; polite; relaxed; respectful; rewarding; satisfying; simple; sociable; social; social-minded; solicitous; suave; sweet; sweet-tempered; tactful; talkative; thoughtful; unaffected; unassuming; unceremonious; unconstrained; unconventional; unofficial; unstudied; urbane; welcome; well-natured

Etymology

French affable, Latin affābilis, from affor (“I address”) < ad + for (“speak, talk”). See fable.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈæf.ə.bəl/, SAMPA: /"{[email protected]@l/

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Derived terms

• affability
• affableness
• affably

Translations

friendly, courteous, sociable

Bulgarian: приветлив (bg), вежлив (bg), любезен (bg), внимателен (bg) Czech: vlídný (cs) m., přívětivý (cs) m. Finnish: mukava (fi) German: umgänglich (de) Norwegian: hyggelig (no), vennlig (no)

Polish: sympatyczny (pl) m. Russian: приветливый (ru) (privétlivyj) Scottish Gaelic: suairce (gd) Spanish: afable (es) Swedish: älskvärd (sv)

mild; benign

Czech: vlídný (cs) m., přívětivý (cs) m. German: umgänglich (de) Norwegian: velvillig (no), hyggelig (no)

Polish: życzliwy (pl) m. Russian: любезный (ljubéznyj) Scottish Gaelic: tlàth (gd)

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /a.fabl/

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• Rhymes: -abl
• Homophone: affables

Adjective

Affable (epicene, plural Affables)

1. Affable; friendly; sociable.

Related terms

• affablement
• affabuler