affabilis

Latin > English

affabilis affabilis, affabile ADJ :: easy of access/to talk to, affable, friendly, courteous; sympathetic (words)

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

affābĭlis: (better adf-), e, adj. adfari,
I that can be easily spoken to, easy of access, courteous, affable, kind, friendly, Ter. Ad. 5, 6, 8: cum in omni sermone omnibus adfabilem esse se vellet, * Cic. Off. 1, 31, 113: adfabilis, blandus, Nep. Alcib. 1, 3: nec dictu adfabilis ulli, Verg. A. 3, 621 (cf. Att. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1: quem nec adfari queas): adfabilior, Sen. Ep. 79: adfabilem te facito, Vulg. Eccli. 4, 7.—Sup. prob. not used.— Adv.: adfābĭlĭter, courteously, kindly, Macr. S. 7, 2; Spart. ap. Carac. 3: adfabilissime, Gell. 16, 3.

Latin > German (Georges)

affābilis, e, Adj. m. Compar. (affor), ansprechbar, d.i. leutselig, zutulich, affabilis, blandus, Nep.: meditor esse affabilis, Ter.: in omni sermone omnibus affabilem et iucundum esse velle, Cic.: sermone affabilis accessuque facilis, Sen.: nec visu facilis nec dictu affabilis ulli, Verg.: odium blandum et affabile, Sen.: huius pueritia affabilis parentibus, Spart.: alius erit affabilior, alius expeditior, alius promptior in eloquendo, Sen. ep. 79, 9. – v. Tieren, affabiles colubrae, Arnob. 4, 26.

Latin > Chinese

affabilis, e. adj. c. (ad, faris.) :: 良善。温恭者。— exteris 柔遠。寬待遠人。