affability

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affability

  • /ˌæfəˈbɪlɪti/

Rhymes with -ɪlɪti

noun affabilities

  1. countable, uncountable The state or quality of being affable, friendly, or approachable. O conspiracy, Shamest thou to show thy dangerous brow by night, When evils are most free? O, then by day Where wilt thou find a cavern dark enough To mask thy monstrous visage? Seek none, conspiracy; Hide it in smiles and affability:

    Similar: bonhomie

Opposite: unaffability

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noun

Opposite: unaffability

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noun state or quality of being affable

Españolafabilidad
日本語優しさ yasashisa
Portuguêsafabilidade
Françaisaffabilité, liant
DeutschFreundlichkeit, Umgänglichkeit, Leutseligkeit
Românăafabilitate, cordialitate

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@misc{affability_2026,
  title = {affability},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/affability},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}