Hypertext Webster Gateway: "affability"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Affability \Af`fa*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. affabilitas: cf. F.
affabilit['e].]
The quality of being affable; readiness to converse;
courteousness in receiving others and in conversation;
complaisant behavior.
Affability is of a wonderful efficacy or power in
procuring love. --Elyot
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
affability
n : a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk
to) [syn: {affableness}, {amiability}, {amiableness}, {bonhomie},
{geniality}]
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