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affability

noun
/ˌæfəˈbɪlɪti/

Etymology

From affable + -ity.

  1. derived from affābilis
  2. borrowed from affable
  3. suffixed as affability — “affable + ity”

Definitions

  1. 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:
    • The Landlady […] was not without some Concern for the Confinement of poor Sophia, of whose great Sweetness of Temper and Affability the Maid of the House had made so favourable a Report, which was confirmed by all the Squire’s Servants […]
    • […] he would sometimes pass me haughtily and coldly, just acknowledging my presence by a distant nod or a cool glance, and sometimes bow and smile with gentlemanlike affability.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA