affable

(ăf'ə-bəl)
adj.

1. Easy and pleasant to speak to; approachable.
2. Gentle and gracious: an affable smile.

[Middle English affabil, from Old French affable, from Latin affābilis, from affārī, to speak to : ad-, ad- + fārī, to speak.]

affability af'fa·bil'i·ty n.
affably af'fa·bly adv.

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adjective

1. Pleasant and friendly in disposition: agreeable, amiable, congenial, cordial, genial, good-natured, good-tempered, pleasant, sociable, warm. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, good/bad.
2. Characterized by kindness and warm, unaffected courtesy: gracious, hospitable. See kind/cruel.

adj

Definition: friendly
Antonyms: complaining, disdainful, grouchy, grumbling, impolite, miserable, reserved, surly, unfriendly

IN BRIEF: Polite, easygoing, and friendly.

Melissa's new friend was very affable and fun to be around.

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• Warm, Friendly, Sensitive, or Loving

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - elskværdig, venlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
vriendelijk

Français (French)
adj. - affable, aimable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - freundlich, leutselig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - προσηνής, καταδεκτικός

Italiano (Italian)
affabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - afável, amável, bondoso

Русский (Russian)
приветливый, вежливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - benévolo, complaciente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vänlig, älskvärd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
和蔼可亲的, 友善的, 容易亲近的, 慈祥的, 殷勤的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 和藹可親的, 友善的, 容易親近的, 慈祥的, 殷勤的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 붙임성 있는, 예의 바른

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 人好きのする, ものやわらかな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عذب ألمعشر, دمث, أنيس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אדיב, חביב, נוח‬

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