affable Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite diffusing warmth and friendliness
    cordial; amiable; genial.
    • an affable smile
    • an amiable gathering
    • cordial relations
    • a cordial greeting
    • a genial host

WordNet

Af"fa*ble adjective
Etymology
F. affable, L. affabilis, fr. affari to speak to; ad + fari to speak. See Fable.
Definitions
  1. Easy to be spoken to or addressed; receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; courteous; sociable.
    An affable and courteous gentleman. Shak.
    His manners polite and affable. Macaulay.
  2. Gracious; mild; benign.
    A serene and affable countenance. Tatler.
    Syn. -- Courteous; civil; complaisant; accessible; mild; benign; condescending.

Webster 1913