"affable" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈæf.ə.bəl/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-affable.ogg [US], en-au-affable.ogg [Australia] Forms: more affable [comparative], most affable [superlative]
Etymology: French affable, Latin affābilis, from affor (“I address”), from ad + for (“speak, talk”). See fable. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|affable}} French affable, {{uder|en|la|affābilis}} Latin affābilis, {{m|la|affor||I address}} affor (“I address”), {{m|la|ad}} ad, {{m|la|for||speak, talk}} for (“speak, talk”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} affable (comparative more affable, superlative most affable)
  1. Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable. Synonyms: accessible, civil, complaisant, courteous, friendly, gracious, personable Translations (friendly, courteous, sociable): gülərüz (Azerbaijani), приветлив (privetliv) (Bulgarian), вежлив (vežliv) (Bulgarian), любезен (ljubezen) (Bulgarian), внимателен (vnimatelen) (Bulgarian), vlídný (Czech), přívětivý (Czech), gemoedelijk (Dutch), welwillend (Dutch), afabla (Esperanto), mukava (Finnish), aimable (French), afábel (Galician), umgänglich (German), affabel (German), affabile (Italian), жайдары (jaidary) (Kazakh), affābilis (Latin), wahawaha (Maori), hoahoa (Maori), takahoahoa (Maori), whakahoahoa (Maori), hūmārie (Maori), ratarata (Maori), hyggelig (Norwegian Bokmål), vennlig (Norwegian Bokmål), elskverdig (Norwegian Bokmål), schaftich (Plautdietsch), sympatyczny (Polish), arcymiły (Polish), afável (Portuguese), cordial (Romanian), afabil (Romanian), приве́тливый (privétlivyj) (Russian), suairce (Scottish Gaelic), afable (Spanish), älskvärd (Swedish), förbindlig (Swedish), vänlig (Swedish), arkadaş canlısı (Turkish), привітний (pryvitnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), люб'язний (ljubʺjaznyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-affable-en-adj-vblL~9zz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 61 39 Disambiguation of 'friendly, courteous, sociable': 93 7
  2. Mild; benign. Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: benign, mild, warm Translations (mild; benign): vlídný (Czech), přívětivý (Czech), doux (French), umgänglich (German), bonario (Italian), amabile (Italian), velvillig (Norwegian), hyggelig (Norwegian), życzliwy (Polish), любе́зный (ljubéznyj) (Russian), tlàth (Scottish Gaelic), amable (Spanish), tranquilo (Spanish), içten (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-affable-en-adj-kVWkEjFE Disambiguation of Personality: 26 74 Disambiguation of 'mild; benign': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: affability, affableness, affably

Adjective [French]

IPA: /a.fabl/ Audio: Fr-affable.ogg Forms: affables [plural]
Rhymes: -abl Etymology: Borrowed from Latin affābilis. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|la|affābilis|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin affābilis, {{bor+|fr|la|affābilis}} Borrowed from Latin affābilis Head templates: {{fr-adj}} affable (plural affables)
  1. affable, amicable, sociable Categories (topical): Personality Related terms: affablement, affabuler, affabilité
    Sense id: en-affable-fr-adj-bm4LHmLR Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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