unaffable

af·fa·ble

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [af-uh-buh l]
- /ˈæf ə bəl/
- /ˈʌn.ˈæ.fəbl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [af-uh-buh l]
- /ˈæf ə bəl/

Definitions of unaffable word

adjective unaffable pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite: an affable and courteous gentleman. 1
adjective unaffable showing warmth and friendliness; benign; pleasant: an affable smile. 1

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Origin of unaffable

First appearance:

before 1530

One of the 29% oldest English words

1530-40; < Latin affābilis that can be spoken to, courteous, equivalent to af- af- + fā- speak (see fate) + -bilis -ble, perhaps via Middle French

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Parts of speech for Unaffable

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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unaffable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for unaffable

adj unaffable

in charge — to impose or ask as a price or fee: That store charges $25 for leather gloves.
in check — to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly: He checked the horse at the edge of the cliff.
laid back — relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
restrained — characterized by restraint: The actor gave a restrained performance.

adjective unaffable

nongregarious — (zoology) Not gregarious; solitary. Compare 'ungregarious'.
rabbity — any of several soft-furred, large-eared, rodentlike burrowing mammals of the family Leporidae, allied with the hares and pikas in the order Lagomorpha, having a divided upper lip and long hind legs, usually smaller than the hares and mainly distinguished from them by bearing blind and furless young in nests rather than fully developed young in the open.
withdrawing — Present participle of withdraw.

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