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affable

3 syllables
adjective
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As an adjective, affable means receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner.

Meanings of affable

3 meanings

adjective

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

  2. Mild; benign.

  3. Diffusing warmth and friendliness

    “an affable smile”

    “an amiable gathering”

    “cordial relations”

    Similar: amiable, cordial, genial

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: diffusing warmth and friendliness
amiablecordialgenial

Words that rhyme with affable

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