adjective · rare

affable

affable · more affable · most affable

привітний, люб'язний

приветливый, любезный

umgänglich, nett, freundlich, leutselig

Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly mannerReceiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.

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/ˈæf.ə.bəl/

» Sami was a very affable guy.

Meaning

2 senses

Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.
umgänglich, affabel, freundlich
приве́тливыйprivétlivyj
привітнийpryvitnyj, люб'язнийljubʺjaznyj
Mild; benign.
umgänglich
любе́зныйljubéznyj

More definitions

diffusing warmth and friendliness

Examples

4 sentences

Sami was a very affable guy.
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Many extroverted people are at least somewhat affable.
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The girl who works in the bakery is affable.
deDas Mädchen, das in der Bäckerei arbeitet, ist sympathisch. — Manfredo
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Nemesio is an affable, easy-going guy, but only when he's with Mary.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

friendly, courteous, sociable:

Русский

By meaning 2

friendly, courteous, sociable:

mild; benign:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

friendly, courteous, sociable:

Origin

Borrowed from French affable, from Latin affābilis, from affor (“to address”), from ad + f

Borrowed from French affable, from Latin affābilis, from affor (“to address”), from ad + for (“to speak, to talk”). See fable. By surface analysis, af- + fable.

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