affable C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈæfəbəl/ UK /ˈæf.ə.bəl/ See IPA manual Freq #46282 Meanings 1 adj diffusing warmth and friendliness An affable smile always brightens my day. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · diffusing warmth and... amiablecordialgenial More kindlyavuncularoutgoingapproachablecompanionablegregariousjovialgracious ↔ Opposites inaffableunaffabledouroffishsurlybrusque Word family Forms affably Derived forms affabilityaffablenessaffably Related forms fablefabulousfamefandangofatalfatefatuousfayineffableinfamousinfamyinfant Common collocations affable smile Adjective + noun Etymology Borrowed from French affable, from Latin affābilis, from affor (“to address”), from ad + for (“to speak, to talk”). See fable. affābilis Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # affable **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈæfəbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈæf.ə.bəl/ **Frequency rank:** 46282 ## Meanings 1. diffusing warmth and friendliness ## Examples - An affable smile always brightens my day. ## Synonyms - amiable - cordial - genial - kindly - avuncular - outgoing - approachable - companionable - gregarious - jovial - gracious ## Antonyms - inaffable - unaffable - dour - offish - surly - brusque ## Derived Forms - affability - affableness - affably ## Related Forms - fable - fabulous - fame - fandango - fatal - fate - fatuous - fay - ineffable - infamous - infamy - infant ## Roots and Affixes - Root: affābilis ## Etymology Borrowed from French affable, from Latin affābilis, from affor (“to address”), from ad + for (“to speak, to talk”). See fable. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown