affable
adjective
Simple meaning
Friendly, relaxed and easy to talk to.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈæfəbəl
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.
Mild; benign.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.
Used this way, affable is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly warm, approving pull. It carries warmth, so it reads as personal rather than detached.
- Emotional tone
- Positive
- Formality
- Slightly formal
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Kind and considerate
- Usage feel
- Warm and expressive
Nearby words
- friendly , a specialist term, precise but narrower
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