Meaning
Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Borrowed from French affable, from Latin affābilis, from affor (“to address”), from ad + for (“to speak, to talk”). See fable. By surface analysis, af- + fable.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
inaffableunaffable
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 3 recorded puzzles: