Affable

Adjective

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

Adverbs for Affable
unaffectedly; courteously; comfortably; enthusiastically; pleasantly;  placidly;  unfailingly; graciously;  smilingly; considerately; sincerely; genuinely; cordially;   usually; singularly;  quietly;  remarkably;  ostentatiously.

Synonyms for Affable

 * accessible, civil, complaisant, courteous, friendly, gracious
 * benign, mild, warm
 * urbane, complaisant, suave, pleasing.

Antonyms for Affable
impolite, surly, haughty, disdainful, arrogant.

Thesaurus
Bohemian; accommodating; agreeable; amiable; amicable; attentive; benevolent; benign; benignant; blissful; bonhomous; casual; cheerful; civil; clubbable; clubbish; clubby; communicative; companionable; companionate; compatible; complaisant; compliant; congenial; considerate; cordial; courteous; decent; deferential; degage; desirable; dulcet; easy; easy-natured; easygoing; en rapport; enjoyable; fair; fair and pleasant; familiar; felicific; felicitous; fine; fit for society; folksy; fond of society; free and easy; friendly; generous; genial; gentle; good; good-humored; good-natured; good-tempered; goodly; graceful; gracious; grateful; gratifying; gregarious; harmonious; haymish; heart-warming; homely; homey; honeyed; hospitable; indulgent; informal; irregular; kind; kindly; likable; loose; loquacious; mellifluous; mellow; mild; natural; nice; obliging; offhand; offhanded; overindulgent; overpermissive; permissive; plain; pleasant; pleasing; pleasurable; pleasure-giving; pleasureful; polite; relaxed; respectful; rewarding; satisfying; simple; sociable; social; social-minded; solicitous; suave; sweet; sweet-tempered; tactful; talkative; thoughtful; unaffected; unassuming; unceremonious; unconstrained; unconventional; unofficial; unstudied; urbane; welcome; well-natured

Etymology
affable:, affabilis:, from affor: < ad: + for:. See fable.

Pronunciation

 * , {{SAMPA|/"{f.@.b@l/}}

Derived terms

 * affability
 * affableness
 * affably

Translations

 * Bulgarian: приветлив, вежлив,  любезен,
 * Czech: ,
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Norwegian: hyggelig, vennlig


 * Polish: sympatyczny
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish: afable
 * Swedish: älskvärd


 * Czech: ,
 * German:
 * Norwegian: velvillig, hyggelig


 * Polish: życzliwy
 * Russian: любезный (ljubéznyj)
 * Scottish Gaelic:

Adjective

 * 1) Affable; friendly; sociable.

Related terms

 * affablement
 * affabuler