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US /ˈæfəbəl/ UK /ˈæf.ə.bəl/
Freq #46282

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inaffableunaffabledouroffishsurlybrusque
Word family
Forms affably
Derived forms affabilityaffablenessaffably

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Etymology

Borrowed from French affable, from Latin affābilis, from affor (“to address”), from ad + for (“to speak, to talk”). See fable.

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