
Affable -- Adjective. 1. being pleasant and at ease in talking to others. 2. characterized by ease and friendliness. Michelle looked forward to sharing her coffee breaks with Joe, one of her more affable coworkers.
Did You Know? Affable is one of several English words that evolved from the Latin verb fari, which means "to speak." The adjective comes from the Latin affabilis, which comes from the fari relative affari ("to speak to"), plus -abilis, meaning "capable of." Some other fari derivatives are infant, fable, and fate. Infant comes from Latin infans, which means "incapable of speech" and combines in- and fans, the present participle of fari. Fable comes from the Latin fabula, a fari offspring that means "conversation." Fate comes from the Latin word fatum, meaning "what has been spoken" and deriving from fatus, the past participle of fari. Very fab!
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