afável

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin affābilis.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈfa.vew/ [aˈfa.veʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈfa.vɛl/ [ɐˈfa.vɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈfa.vɛl/ [ɐˈfa.vɛɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈfa.bɛl/ [ɐˈfa.βɛɫ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
• Hyphenation: a‧fá‧vel

Adjective

afável m or f (plural afáveis)

1. affable
2. benevolent
3. affectionate

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:afável.

Derived terms

• afavelmente

Further reading

• “afável”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “afável”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026