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Meaning of "affability" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AFFABILITY

affability  [ˌæfəˈbɪlɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFFABILITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Affability is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AFFABILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

affability

Etiquette

Etiquette is a code of behavior that delineates expectations for social behavior according to contemporary conventional norms within a society, social class, or group. The French word étiquette, literally signifying a tag or label, was used in a modern sense in English around 1750. From the 1500s through the early 1900s, children learned etiquette at school. Etiquette has changed and evolved over the years.

Definition of affability in the English dictionary

The definition of affability in the dictionary is the quality of being friendly and warm.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AFFABILITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
accessibility
əkˌsɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
accountability
əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
capability
ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪ
compatibility
kəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
disability
ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
durability
ˌdjʊərəˈbɪlɪtɪ
eligibility
ˌɛlɪdʒɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
flexibility
ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
inability
ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ
liability
ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
mobility
məʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
nobility
nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
possibility
ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
probability
ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ
reliability
rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
responsibility
rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
stability
stəˈbɪlɪtɪ
visibility
ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFFABILITY

aff
affable
affably
affair
affaire
affaire d´amour
affaire d´honneur
affaire de coeur
affaires d´amour
affaires d´honneur
affaires de coeur
affairs
affear
affeare
affect
affectability
affectable
affectation
affected
affectedly

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFFABILITY

agility
credibility
facility
feasibility
fertility
functionality
hostility
humility
inevitability
instability
merchantability
profitability
suitability
susceptibility
sustainability
tranquility
usability
utility
variability
versatility
vulnerability

Synonyms and antonyms of affability in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AFFABILITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «affability» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of affability

Translation of «affability» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AFFABILITY

Find out the translation of affability to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of affability from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «affability» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

随和
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

afabilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

affability
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भद्रता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

приветливость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

afabilidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শিষ্টতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

affabilité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesunyian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Freundlichkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

愛想の良さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

상냥함
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Affability
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hòa nhả
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

affability இன்னும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सौजन्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hoşluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

affabilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

grzeczność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

привітність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

amabilitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προσήνεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

minzaam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Tuning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

affability
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of affability

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFFABILITY»

The term «affability» is regularly used and occupies the 81.367 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFFABILITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «affability» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «affability» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about affability

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFFABILITY»

Discover the use of affability in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to affability and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Consulting Mastery: The Ability Myth : when Being Good is ...
The second base is affability: getting on with clients, seeing eye to eye with them, being on their wavelength. There is structure to affability, and the next three chapters will reveal it to you for your own mastery. Discover the value of a being able ...
Cindy Tonkin, 2002
2
Key Topics in Surgical Research and Methodology
The components of satisfaction can be quite succinctly summarised in the 'three A's' of medical consultation, accessibility, affability and ability (Fig. 14.2). As doctors, we tend to concentrate mostly on the last 'A': ability. We feel that improving ...
Thanos Athanasiou, H. Debas, Ara Darzi, 2010
3
International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors, ...
The second perfection is called Affability because if we are endowed of it, it will assure us of acceptance and favor by other people and beings capable of feelings, thereby making them assist us in the performance of the above- mentioned ...
Waldemar Karwowski, 2006
4
The Oxford Magazine: Or, Universal Museum
On AFFABILITY. AFFABILITY is one of those vir- to almost at any time, but it received tuts, which is sometimes natural, with an affected affability or conde- and sometimes acquired ; when it is na- scension, that plainly carries a sneer up- tural , ...
5
Chambers's Journal
Stanhope had been more conventional in her tastes and habits, she would never have become the subject of Dr M.'s memoirs — she would have died without celebrity, as she might have lived without reproach. AFFABILITY. It was a happy ...
6
Chambers's Journal
AFFABILITY. It was a happy saying of the half-civilised New Zea- lander, when apologising for the rather vehement eloquence of his untutored brother, ' that his mouth was great because his heart was warm.' In other words, the savage was of  ...
William Chambers, Robert Chambers, 1845
7
Iconology; or, Emblematic figures explained
Affability is represented by the figure of a woman of an amiable aspect,* dressed in transparent white robes : she is crowned with a garland of flowers, and holds a white rose in her right hand. 8. The aspect of this figure signifies, that this ...
William Pinnock, 1830
8
Chambers' Edinburgh Journal
AFFABILITY. It was a happy saying of the half-civilised New Zea- lander, when apologising for the rather vehement eloquence of his untutored brother, ' that his mouth was great because his heart was warm.' In other words, the savage was of  ...
William Chambers, Robert Chambers, 1845
9
The Politics of Regicide in England, 1760-1850: Troublesome ...
8. Collins. in. context: William. IV,. affability. and. the. reform. crisis,. 1830-37. At Royal Ascot, in the summer of 1832, a one-legged old sailor named Dennis Collins made one of the most dramatic assaults ever recorded on a British monarch.
Steve Poole, 2000
10
Edinburgh Magazine: Or Literary Miscellany
The strangers were placed near the members who introduced them ; and, however little known they might be, every member behaved to them with the greatest politeness and affability. The detractors of the English character, have reproached ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFFABILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term affability is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Business people are the new trade unions - unelected but …
Mr Cridland was affability itself – personable, articulate, well-informed and dispelling the ancient caricature in which the man from the CBI ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
How do Boston's sports radio shows rate?
Mike Adams's easy affability sometimes overcomes the predictability of the program, and as someone he long ago pegged as Hack Finn, I must ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
3
Pope Francis: 5 Strategies to Grow in Meekness
... appears in a sweet affability that influences his words and actions, presents every object to his view in the most charitable and pleasing light. «Patheos, Jul 15»
4
Mozambique football legend is transferred to Portugal Pantheon
... declared three days of mourning and President Anibal Cavaco Silva made a televised address praising him for his "affability and humility.". «Coastweek, Jul 15»
5
What if Ken Clarke had become Conservative leader?
As ever though, he's undaunted: his personal affability and some robust performances at PMQs are enough to see him through a bumpy first ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Film Review: 'Black Mountain Poets'
Cullen is an ideal straight man in the middle, revealing enough nerve in Richard's fundamental affability to avoid making him a patsy. «Variety, Jul 15»
7
Great North Run creator Brendan Foster on his London race
... stints with the BBC, Foster, now 67, is also a successful businessman whose disarming affability belies a sharp entrepreneurial streak. «City A.M., Jul 15»
8
REVIEW: An Oak Tree, National Theatre
An infectious humour embraced his approach, making all the more potent the sequences where uncertainty, pain or anger were key. Affability ... «British Theatre, Jun 15»
9
This superstar is the real deal
... I couldn't help but notice Bower's natural affability, his easy smile and that ever-present twinkle in his eye. He was most gracious in accepting ... «Community Press, Jun 15»
10
Jeb Bush Is Definitely a Better Campaigner Than He Admits
Then, alas, his affability evaporated. But no one could argue that his open impatience with that aide made him look too humble. On the Trail ... «Bloomberg, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Affability [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/affability>. Jun 2026 ».
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