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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

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



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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            An affable and courteous gentleman.   --Shak.
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            His manners polite and affable.       --Macaulay.
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   2. Gracious; mild; benign.
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            A serene and affable countenance.     --Tatler.
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   Syn: Courteous; civil; complaisant; accessible; mild; benign;
        condescending.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

affable
    adj 1: diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile";
           "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial
           greeting"; "a genial host" [syn: affable, amiable,
           cordial, genial]