affable

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  1. adjective Easy and pleasant to speak to; approachable.
  2. adjective Gentle and gracious: an affable smile.

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  1. Middle English affabil, from Old French affable, from Latin affābilis, from affārī, to speak to : ad-, ad- + fārī, to speak; see bhā-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French affable, from Latin affabilis, adfabilis, easy to be spoken to, from affari, adfari, speak to, address, from ad, to, + fari, speak: see fable.
 

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/ˈæfəbl/
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