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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
easygoing and pleasant in manner and conversation; friendly.
The wife was a sullen woman, but the husband was quite affable.- synonyms:
- agreeable, amiable, amicable, congenial, friendly, sociable
- antonyms:
- antisocial, bad-tempered, crabby, crusty, disagreeable, reserved, unfriendly
- similar words:
- civil, companionable, cordial, easygoing, good-humored, kindly, neighborly, outgoing, pleasant
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| related words: |
gentle, gregarious, mellow, mild, social, sunny, warm |
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| derivations: |
affably (adv.), affability (n.) |
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