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AFFABLENESS

• AFFABLENESS (noun)
The noun AFFABLENESS has 1 sense:

1. a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)

Familiarity information: AFFABLENESS used as a noun is very rare.

• AFFABLENESS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

affability; affableness; amiableness; bonhomie; geniality; amiability

Hypernyms ("affableness" is a kind of...):

friendliness (a friendly disposition)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "affableness"):

condescendingness; condescension (affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank)

mellowness (geniality, as through the effects of alcohol or marijuana)

sweetness and light (a mild reasonableness)

"Tomorrow may not be a better day, but there will always be a better tomorrow."
(English proverb)
"Earth is old, but it is not mad"
(Breton proverb)
"If you mentioned the wolf you better prepare the stick."
(Arabic proverb)
"Don't go to the pub without money."
(Czech proverb)

Useful links:
Pronunciation of condescension
Meaning of mellowness
Pronunciation of friendliness
Meaning of sweetness and light
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