English Explanatory Dictionary

affable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈæf.ə.bəl/ en-us-affable.ogg en-au-affable.ogg

Word forms

affable more affable most affable

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.

Synonyms

accessible civil complaisant courteous friendly gracious personable benign mild warm

Antonyms

inaffable unaffable

Related words

fable fabulous fame fandango fatal fate fatuous fay ineffable infamous infamy infant infantile infantry nefarious preface

Derived words

affability affableness affably
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