Synonyms for affability
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Noun
1. Bonhomie
bonhomie, friendliness, cordiality, sociability, politeness, civility, courtesy, amiability, amenity, geniality, complaisance, amiableness, affableness
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Definitions
- n. 1
The state or quality of being affable, friendly, or approachable.
Forms
- Plural
- affabilities → bonhomies, friendlinesses, cordialities, sociabilities…
Example sentences
- friendliness Don't confuse Skura's friendliness with flirting.
- sociability Sociability is as much a law of nature as mutual struggle.
- cordiality His cordiality may not be authentic.
- familiarity Love's intensity can wane as familiarity grows.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| affability | rising | |
| friendliness | steady | |
| sociability | rising | |
| cordiality | falling | |
| bonhomie | rising | |
| familiarity | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- amenity4
- 8 letters
- courtesy3, civility4, bonhomie
- 9 letters
- geniality5
- 10 letters
- fellowship3, politeness3, cordiality, amiability6
- 11 letters
- familiarity5, sociability, amiableness, affableness
- 12 letters
- friendliness3, complaisance
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (amenity4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- amabilité
- Italiano
- amabilità
- Español
- amabilidad
- Català
- amabilitat