affability

[US]/ˌæfə'biləti/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. friendliness, warmth

Example Sentences

Arthur's affability was tinctured with faint sarcasm.

Below his preternatural affability there is some acid and steel.

His affability makes him very popular at work.

She greeted everyone with affability and a warm smile.

The politician's affability helped him win over voters.

Her affability masks a shrewd business mind.

The teacher's affability created a positive classroom atmosphere.

Despite his affability, he can be quite assertive when necessary.

His affability is often mistaken for naivety.

The manager's affability helped improve employee morale.

Her affability puts people at ease in social situations.

The host's affability made the guests feel welcome.

Real-world Examples

Let master take the risk, Conseil said, and we'll know where we stand on the captain's affability.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

' Do you, sir! ' said Mrs. Sparsit, with great affability.

Source: Difficult Times (Part 1)

This occasion shall not entirely pass without that affability on your part.

Source: Great Expectations (Original Version)

Some people's affability is more deadly than the violence of coarser souls.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Volume 1)

Lady Catherine was reckoned proud by many people he knew, but he had never seen any thing but affability in her.

Source: Pride and Prejudice (Original Version)

With a dignified affability she motioned to her visitors to take chairs and herself sat down.

Source: Veil

Valentina Mihailovna continued amusing herself with Nejdanov, although her customary affability had become mixed with a certain amount of good-natured sarcasm.

Source: Virgin Land (Part 1)

The Roman Empire’s historian Suetonius wrote “He let slip no opportunity for acts of generosity and mercy, or even displaying his affability”.

Source: World Atlas of Wonders

After only 2 years of his reign though, that affability seems to have disappeared and Nero ordered that his mother be killed.

Source: World Atlas of Wonders

She is all affability and condescension, and I doubt not but you will be honoured with some portion of her notice when service is over.

Source: Pride and Prejudice (Original Version)

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