affably

UK: /ˈæfəbli/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

af•fa•ble /ˈæfəbəl/   adj. 

1. easy to approach and to talk to; friendly:
   courteous and affable neighbors.
2. showing warmth and friendliness;
   pleasant:
   an affable smile.

af•fa•bil•i•ty /ˌæfəˈbɪlɪti/  n. [uncountable]
af•fa•bly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

af•fa•ble  (af′ə bəl), adj. 

1. pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to;
   friendly;
   cordial;
   warmly polite:
   an affable and courteous gentleman.
2. showing warmth and friendliness;
   benign;
   pleasant:
   an affable smile.

• Latin affābilis that can be spoken to, courteous, equivalent. to af- af- + fā- speak (see fate) + -bilis -ble, perh. via Middle French
• 1530–40

af′fa•bil′i•ty, af′fa•ble•ness, n. 
af′fa•bly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1. See civil.