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affable

af·fable

UK/ˈæf.ə.bəl/ US/ˈæfʌbʌl/ rare

adjective

1.

diffusing warmth and friendliness

  • “an affable smile”
  • “an amiable gathering”
  • “cordial relations”
  • “a cordial greeting”
  • “a genial host”
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Origin

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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