affable

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
17
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈæf.ə.bəl/(UK)

Definition of affable

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. 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.”
    “[…] He stood bolt upright instead with his stumpy arms resting comfortably on the backsof the pilot's and co-pilot's seats, pipe in hand, making affable small talk to McWatt and whoever happened to be co-pilot and pointing out amusing trivia in the sky to the two men, who were too busy to be interested.”
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adj

  1. 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.”
    “[…] He stood bolt upright instead with his stumpy arms resting comfortably on the backsof the pilot's and co-pilot's seats, pipe in hand, making affable small talk to McWatt and whoever happened to be co-pilot and pointing out amusing trivia in the sky to the two men, who were too busy to be interested.”
  2. Mild; benign.
    “During more affable weather, the four friends congregate outside, sometimes leaning their hickory chairs against a "catapa" tree[…]”

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Etymology

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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