English-Thai Dictionary

affable

ADJ สุภาพ  อ่อนโยน  polite su-phab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AFFABLE

a.[L. affabilis, of ad and fabulor. See Fable. ] 1. Easy of conversation; admitting others to free conversation without reserve; courteous; complaisant; of easy manners; condescending; usually applied to superiors; as an affable prince.
2. Applied to external appearance, affable denotes that combination of features, which invites to conversation, and renders a person accessible, opposed to a forbidding aspect; mild; benign; as, an affable countenance.

 

AFFABLENESS

n.Affability.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AFFABLE

Af "fa *ble, a. Etym: [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. An affable and courteous gentleman. Shak. His manners polite and affable. Macaulay.

 

2. Gracious; mild; benign. A serene and affable countenance. Tatler.

 

Syn. -- Courteous; civil; complaisant; accessible; mild; benign; condescending.

 

AFFABLENESS

AFFABLENESS Af "fa *ble *ness, n.

 

Defn: Affability.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

affable

af fa ble |ˈafəbəl ˈæfəbəl | ▶adjective friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to: an affable and agreeable companion. DERIVATIVES af fa bly |-blē |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin affabilis, from the verb affari, from ad- ‘to ’ + fari ‘speak. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

affable

af |fable |ˈafəb (ə )l | ▶adjective friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to: an affable and agreeable companion. DERIVATIVES affably adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin affabilis, from the verb affari, from ad- ‘to ’ + fari ‘speak ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

affable

affable adjective he would have us believe that his sexual advances were merely the charming excesses of an affable rogue: friendly, amiable, genial, congenial, cordial, warm, pleasant, nice, likable, personable, charming, agreeable, sympathetic, simpatico, good-humored, good-natured, jolly, kindly, kind, courteous, civil, gracious, approachable, accessible, amenable, sociable, hail-fellow-well-met, outgoing, gregarious, neighborly. ANTONYMS unfriendly.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

affable

affable adjective Murray was in a most affable mood: friendly, amiable, genial, congenial, cordial, warm, pleasant, pleasing, nice, likeable, personable, charming, agreeable, sympathetic, benevolent, benign, good-humoured, good-natured, kindly, kind, courteous, civil, gracious, approachable, accessible, amenable, sociable, outgoing, gregarious, convivial, jovial, clubbable, comradely, neighbourly, welcoming, hospitable, obliging, easy-going, informal, open, communicative, unreserved, uninhibited, natural, relaxed, easy; informal chummy, pally; Brit. informal matey, decent; N. Amer. informal clubby, buddy-buddy; rare conversable. ANTONYMS unfriendly, prickly.

 

French Dictionary

affable

affable adj. adjectif Aimable et poli. : Une réponse affable. Être affable envers ses aînés, avec tout un chacun. SYNONYME courtois .

 

affablement

affablement adv. adverbe littéraire Avec affabilité.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

affable

af fa ble /ǽfəb (ə )l /形容詞 1 〈人が 〉愉快な, 愛想のよい ; 気軽に話せる, 近づきやすい ; 礼儀正しい (!｟コーパス ｠主に男性に用いる ) .2 〈笑顔 返事などが 〉暖かみのある, 丁寧な .af fa bly 副詞