| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| affable |
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| SYLLABICATION: | af·fa·ble |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   f  -bl |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Easy and pleasant to speak to; approachable. 2. Gentle and gracious: an affable smile. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English affabil, from Old French affable, from Latin aff bilis, from affr , to speak to : ad-, ad- + fr, to speak; see bh-2 in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | af fa·bili·ty —NOUN
affa·bly —ADVERB
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