affable
AF-uh-buladjMeaning easy to talk to; friendly and good-natured
Memory hook AF-FABLE: always has a FABLE for you. Jamal always has a funny fable for anyone who sits beside him on the park bench. He is so easy to talk to: affable.
The affable chef chatted with every diner who stopped by the kitchen window.
In context Despite his fame, the astronaut was affable; he answered every child’s question, posed for photos and laughed at even the silliest jokes.
Similar friendly, approachable, easygoing, cordial
Opposite unapproachable, aloof, standoffish
From Latin affabilis, “easy to speak to,” from affari, “to speak to”: ad (to) + fari (to speak).