Word meaning

affable

adjective · AF-uh-bul

What does affable mean?

Affable means friendly, good-natured, and easy to talk to.

Affable in a sentence

“The affable mayor chatted with everyone at the fair.”

Synonyms for affable

  • friendly
  • genial
  • approachable

How to remember affable

  • Say it out loud a few times: AF-uh-bul.
  • Write one sentence of your own using affable, about something that happened to you today.
  • Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.

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