c. 1200, "mild, gentle, kind courteous," from Old French debonaire, from de bon' aire "of good race," originally used of hawks, hence, "thoroughbred" (opposite of French demalaire); aire here is perhaps from Latin ager "place, field" (from PIE root *agro- "field") on notion of "place of origin." Meaning "not barbarous, civilized" is from 1550s.
), from L. affabilis " approachable, courteous, kind, friendly," lit. and directly from Latin civilis "relating to a society, pertaining to public life, relating to the civic order, befitting a citizen," hence by extension "popular, affable, courteous;" alternative adjectival derivative of civis "townsman" (see city). in allusion to the offence of sheep-worrying.". affable (adj.) affable of persons, "open to conversation or approach," late 15c., from Old French affable "benign, approachable" (14c. Etymology .
Pronunciation (UK, US) IPA : /ˈæf.ə.bəl/
used in scolding a dog, prob. 1901, "stupid or foolish person," probably a shortening of muttonhead (1803) in the same sense; see mutton and compare meathead, etc.
late 14c., "relating to civil law or life; pertaining to the internal affairs of a state," from Old French civil "civil, relating to civil law" (13c.)
), noun of quality from affable (see affable). affable + -ity. History and Etymology for affable.
Mutt and Jeff is by 1917 in reference to "a pair of stupid men, affable losers," or to one tall (Mutt) and one short (Jeff), from the comic strip characters from the heyday of the newspaper funny pages, Augustus Mutt and Jim Jeffries, in U.S. cartoonist Henry Conway ("Bud") Fisher's strip, which debuted in 1907. late 14c., "relating to civil law or life; pertaining to the internal affairs of a state," from Old French civil "civil, relating to civil law" (13c.) The sense of "polite" was in classical Latin, but English did not pick up this nuance of the word until late 16c., and it has tended to descend in meaning to "meeting minimum standards of courtesy." Etymology .
Used in Middle English to mean "docile, courteous," it became obsolete and was revived with an altered sense of "pleasantly light-hearted and affable" (1680s). pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite: an affable and courteous gentleman. Meaning "relating to the citizen in his relation to the commonwealth or to fellow citizens" also is from 1610s.
débonnaire."
Specifically "relating to the commonwealth as secularly organized" (as opposed to military or ecclesiastical) by 1610s. "Courteous is thus more commonly said of superiors, civil of inferiors, since it implies or suggests the possibility of incivility or rudeness" [OED].
Noun .
late 15c., from O.Fr. ), from Latin affabilis "approachable, courteous, kind, friendly," literally "who can be (easily) spoken to," from affari "to speak to," from ad "to" (see ad-) + fari "to speak," from PIE root *bha-(2) "to speak, tell, say."
), from Latin affabilis "approachable, courteous, kind, friendly," literally "who can be (easily) spoken to," from affari "to speak to," from ad "to" (see ad- ) + fari "to speak," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say."
Civil case (as opposed to criminal) is recorded from 1610s. French affable, Latin affābilis, from affor (“ I address ”), from ad + for (“ speak, talk ”). afable (14c. QUIZZES affability (countable and uncountable, plural affabilities) The state or quality of being affable, friendly, or approachable. Related: Debonairly.
"readiness to be sociable or to converse," late 15c., from Old French affabilité (14c.
OED says it is "now a literary archaism, often assimilated in spelling to mod.F. (adj.)
affable + -ly.
Middle English affabyl, borrowed from Anglo-French affable, borrowed from Latin affābilis, from affārī "to speak to, address" (from ad-ad-+ fārī "to speak") + -bilis "capable of (being acted upon)" — more at ban entry 1, -able
See fable. Wright's "English Dialect Dictionary" (1900) has "Mutton! showing warmth and friendliness; benign; pleasant: an affable smile. Used by 1910 in dog fancier publications to refer to a non-purebred animal. Civil liberty "natural liberty restrained by law only so far as is necessary for the public good" is by 1640s.
Adverb . Etymology .
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