affable
adjective
friendly
,
good-natured
, or
easy
to
talk
to:
〈人が〉気軽に話せる, 気さくな; 愛想のよい; 礼儀正しい (!コーパス主に男性に用いる)
e.g.
an affable and agreeable companion.
DERIVATIVES
affably
|ˈafəblē| adverb
ORIGIN
late
Middle English
: via
Old French
from
Latin
affabilis
, from the verb
affari
, from
ad-
‘
to
’ +
fari
‘
speak
’.