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affable (encz) | affable,přátelský adj: Zdeněk Brož |
affable (encz) | affable,přívětivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
affable (encz) | affable,vlídný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Affable (gcide) | Affable \Af"fa*ble\, a. [F. affable, L. affabilis, fr. affari to
speak to; ad + fari to speak. See Fable.]
1. Easy to be spoken to or addressed; receiving others kindly
and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner;
courteous; sociable.
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An affable and courteous gentleman. --Shak.
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His manners polite and affable. --Macaulay.
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2. Gracious; mild; benign.
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A serene and affable countenance. --Tatler.
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Syn: Courteous; civil; complaisant; accessible; mild; benign;
condescending.
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affable (wn) | affable
adj 1: diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile";
"an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial
greeting"; "a genial host" [syn: affable, amiable,
cordial, genial] |
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affable (encz) | affable,přátelský adj: Zdeněk Brožaffable,přívětivý adj: Zdeněk Brožaffable,vlídný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
affableness (encz) | affableness,vlídnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Affableness (gcide) | Affableness \Af"fa*ble*ness\, n.
Affability.
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Inaffable (gcide) | Inaffable \In*af"fa*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + affable.]
Not affable; reserved in social intercourse.
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Unaffable (gcide) | Unaffable \Unaffable\
See affable. |
affable (wn) | affable
adj 1: diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile";
"an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial
greeting"; "a genial host" [syn: affable, amiable,
cordial, genial] |
affableness (wn) | affableness
n 1: a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk
to) [syn: affability, affableness, amiability,
amiableness, bonhomie, geniality] |
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