Synonyms for personable
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Attractive — of a person, having a pleasing appearance; attractive; handsome
good-looking, beautiful, attractive, comely formal, pretty, fair, shapely, sightly dated
2. Affable — of a person, having a pleasant manner; amiable, friendly
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of a person: having a pleasing appearance; attractive; handsome.
- adj. 2
Of a person: having a pleasant manner; amiable, friendly.
Related words
- Word family
- personability personableness
- Other spellings
- parsonable personible
Example sentences
- attractive The position carries with it an attractive salary.
- agreeable All the world are good and agreeable in your eyes.
- affable Many extroverted people are at least somewhat affable.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| personable | rising | |
| attractive | steady | |
| agreeable | steady | |
| affable | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- fair1
- 6 letters
- pretty2, comely2
- 7 letters
- likable3, affable3, shapely2, sightly
- 8 letters
- personal3, likeable3
- 9 letters
- beautiful3, agreeable4
- 10 letters
- attractive3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pretty2 = 2 syllables).