adjective

affable

Translation

affable, friendly, good-natured

The new CEO is an affable person.

He greeted everyone with an affable smile.

She has a very affable manner.

((sb.)) is affable (sb.) is friendly and easy to talk to The host was very affable.

((an affable)) ((noun)) a friendly and good-natured (noun) She has an affable personality.

Synonyms: friendly, amiable, genial; Antonyms: unfriendly, surly, reserved

From Latin 'affabilis' (easy to speak to), from 'ad-' (to) + 'fari' (to speak).

Think of someone you could easily tell 'a fable' to because they are so friendly and approachable.