Affable

a. [F. affable, L. affabilis, fr. affari to speak to; ad + fari to speak. See Fable.]

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.

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