affable

affable [adjective]: easy to approach and to talk to, friendly, courteous.

Example: Beneath an affable exterior lay a ruthless dictator.

Related words: affability [noun], affably [adverb]

Synonyms: amiable, approachable, civil, congenial, cordial, courteous, genial, gentle, good-humored, good-natured, gracious, personable, pleasant, polite, sociable, urbane

Antonyms: cantankerous, captious, complaining, crabby, cranky, curt, grouchy, grumbling, irascible, irritable, impolite, reserved, surly, testy, peevish, unfriendly

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Category: Vocabulary words

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