Affability

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The quality of being affable; readiness to converse or be addressed; civility in intercourse; ready condescension; benignity.
  • noun. Synonyms Sociability, approachableness, accessibility, urbanity, complaisance, suavity, comity, amenity, friendliness, openness.
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  • noun. The quality of being affable; readiness to converse; courteousness in receiving others and in conversation; complaisant behavior.
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  • noun. The state or quality of being affable, friendly, or approachable.
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  • noun. a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
    • Word Usage
    "-- Gothic affability is the mode you think proper to adopt, the condescension of a Baron, not the civility of a liberal man (47)."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    friendliness  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    condescendingness  condescension  mellowness  sweetness and light  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    amiability  benignity  candour  clemency  complaisance  
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