affable

affable
adjective /ˈæf.ə.bəl/
a) Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.

Furthermore, I may say, that the Sultan was always most affable to me in my interviews with him, even when I had to discuss some missionary questions. In fact, I never saw any traces of the difficulties which Mr. Terrell reported.

b) Mild; benign.

During more affable weather, the four friends congregate outside, sometimes leaning their hickory chairs against a "catapa" tree...


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  • affable — [ afabl ] adj. • 1367; lat. affabilis « à qui on peut parler » ♦ Qui accueille et écoute de bonne grâce ceux qui s adressent à lui. ⇒ accueillant, aimable, bienveillant, gracieux, 1. poli. Le ministre a été très affable avec nous au cours de l… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Affable — Af fa*ble, a. [F. affable, L. affabilis, fr. affari to speak to; ad + fari to speak. See {Fable}.] 1. Easy to be spoken to or addressed; receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; courteous; sociable. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • affable — AFFABLE. adject. des 2 g. Qui a de l affabilité. C est un homme extrêmement affable. Il est d un caractère doux et affable …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • affable — AFFABLE. adj. de tout genre. Qui écoute & qui parle avec douceur, sans chagrin. Il est courtois & affable, doux & affable. Il se dit proprement de superieur à inferieur, & moins proprement d égal à égal, mais jamais d inferieur à superieur …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • affable — [af′ə bəl] adj. [ME affabyl < L affabilis < ad , to + fari, to speak: see FAME] 1. pleasant and easy to approach or talk to; friendly 2. gentle and kindly [an affable smile] SYN. AMIABLE affability [af′əbil ə tē] n. affably adv …   English World dictionary

  • affable — index amicable, benevolent, civil (polite), obeisant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • affable — (adj.) late 15c., from O.Fr. afable (14c.), from L. affabilis approachable, courteous, kind, friendly, lit. who can be (easily) spoken to, from affari to speak to, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + fari to speak (see FAME (Cf. fam …   Etymology dictionary

  • affable — *gracious, cordial, genial, sociable Analogous words: courteous, polite (see CIVIL): open, candid, *frank: *amiable, obliging, complaisant: *talkative, loquacious: *suave, urbane A …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • affable — [adj] friendly amiable, amicable, approachable, benevolent, benign, breezy, civil, clubby*, congenial, cordial, courteous, genial, gentle, good humored, good natured, gracious, kindly, mild, nice, obliging, pleasant, polite, sociable, urbane,… …   New thesaurus

  • affable — Affable, Affabilis …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • affable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ good natured and sociable. DERIVATIVES affability noun affably adverb. ORIGIN Latin affabilis, from ad to + fari speak …   English terms dictionary

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