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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
affable
adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Brown was affable and sympathetic, but also firm and decisive in dealing with the problems presented to him.
▪ She married an affable, middle-aged businessman.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But, as of old, his smooth face fairly shone with affable ease.
▪ Considered more affable than his father, Reyes Heroles already has had some success putting out political fires.
▪ Earl Archibald was a good natured, even tempered and affable young man.
▪ He is laid-back, affable and easy-going; she is more outgoing and flamboyant, continuously talking and joking.
▪ He was, and is, a distinctly affable chap, whereas I came across as cold, prickly and generally difficult.
▪ His armor of affable authority was easily pierced.
▪ The affable manager said no, it was simply a style of cooking open to outside influences, like California cuisine.
▪ There D'Arcy met an affable, mild-mannered man whom Roquelaure introduced simply as Hubert.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Affable

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.

    An affable and courteous gentleman.
    --Shak.

    His manners polite and affable.
    --Macaulay.

  2. Gracious; mild; benign.

    A serene and affable countenance.
    --Tatler.

    Syn: Courteous; civil; complaisant; accessible; mild; benign; condescending.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
affable

late 15c., from Old French afable (14c.), from Latin affabilis "approachable, courteous, kind, friendly," literally "who can be (easily) spoken to," from affari "to speak to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + fari "to speak" (see fame (n.)). Related: Affably.

Wiktionary
affable

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

WordNet
affable

adj. diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host" [syn: amiable, cordial, genial]

Usage examples of "affable".

The porter of Amber Mansions snarled at an affable man who asked him whether Mr.

The affable enquirer showed him a warrant card bearing the name of Sergeant White.

On the soil of his own county he was no longer the diffident, affable soul he had been on the Continent.

Campion, ever anxious to be affable, smiled wryly round his handkerchief.

He was affable to everyone, easy-going, laughing a great deal and giving the impression of enjoying life in every way.

Edward was the perfect king: affable to the people, greatly loved by them: he had all the charm and grace a king should have.

But the king was smiling and affable, as though there was nothing unusual in arriving thus.

He is affable almost to a fault and it will need a good deal to provoke him.

He proved to be a tremendously competent and affable man of about fifty, admirably well-read, and deeply familiar with all the conditions of Australian travel.

Ward himself tried to be more affable, but succeeded only in provoking curiousity with his rambling accounts of chemical research.

Lefferts Corners had been the affable reporters, of whom several had still remained to collect final echoes of the tragedy.

His dark brown eyes, narrow brows and sharp, angular features lent him a stern countenance that stood in stark contrast to his untroubled, affable nature.

Dagarron exchanged affable hand clasps with Lord Ioruan, another delegate.

The image of his mother, her face when looking at his father while he sat at the kitchen table in the drinks that were between affable and drunk.

There I had the pleasure of finding our friends assembled, and among them Josephine, still as affable and amiable as ever.