ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsAaffable
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affable
Meaning: friendly and easy to talk to
affable in a sentence
How affable is used in real sentences:
The affable librarian remembered every student's favorite series.
The affable guide greeted each visitor warmly and made conversation during the tour.
“Assistants remained neutral because an affable welcome or a belligerent challenge could influence how safely participants believed they could act.”
— from the passage Signals at the Table
Synonyms for affable
Other words for affable — friendly, pleasant and sociable — carry the same meaning.
- friendly
- pleasant
- sociable
Antonyms of affable
Words that mean the opposite of affable:
- cold
- unfriendly
- distant
Where it comes from
From Latin affabilis, meaning 'easy to speak to.'
Memory hook
Affable sounds like 'able to gab'; an affable person is easy to chat with.