affable.

Friendly and easy to talk to.

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Words that belong together

• affable manner
• affable host

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The affable host greeted each traveler by name.

His affable manner encouraged a hesitant question.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more affable; superlative most affable where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.