GRE vocabulary
affable
friendly, warm, and easy to talk to
Word origin: From Latin affabilis, easy to speak to (ad- to plus fari to speak).
Usage & nuance
Using “affable” well
Affable describes a warm, approachable friendliness that makes a person easy to talk to. It emphasizes pleasant sociability rather than deep affection.
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Common questions
Questions about “affable”
Affable (adjective) means friendly, warm, and easy to talk to
Here is affable used in an example sentence: "The affable host made every guest feel instantly welcome." Another example: "The new dean's affable manner quickly put the anxious first-year students at ease."
Common synonyms for affable include genial, amiable, cordial.
Antonyms of affable include surly, aloof, unfriendly.
Affable clusters with genial, amiable, and cordial in Sentence Equivalence. Its antonyms surly, aloof, and unfriendly mark the coldness a passage may contrast against it.
Yes. Affable is a high-frequency GRE word, so it is worth prioritising as you build your vocabulary.
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