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Literary notes about affable (AI summary)

Throughout literature, the term affable is deployed to evoke a sense of warmth, approachability, and genial charm that transcends social status. Characters described as affable are often portrayed as inherently pleasant, whether it’s a self-assured individual radiating an inviting personality ([1]) or a nobleman whose courteous nature endears him to all, from inferiors to equals ([2], [3]). The word frequently appears in depictions of both everyday folks and dignified figures—a village doctor celebrated for his kindly demeanor ([4]), a prince whose charm promises amiable interactions ([5]), and even witty conversationalists whose easy manner softens their critiques ([6]). In each instance, affable encapsulates an effortlessly engaging character trait that has resonated with readers across varying periods and genres.
  1. I am always affable and charming when I am pleased with myself
    — from Short Stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  2. He is a prince among those who are equals, affable to inferiors, and knows no superiors.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  3. His birth was noble, his fortune affluent, his manners liberal and affable.
    — from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
  4. The doctor was a popular figure in the village, subscribed freely to all the local sports—“a very pleasant, affable gentleman.”
    — from The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
  5. The prince was extremely affable, and promised to repeat his visit on the following day, and to bring the in-kio or ex-daimiô with him.
    — from A Diplomat in Japan by Ernest Mason Satow
  6. But thou with mildness entertain’st thy wooers; With gentle conference, soft and affable.
    — from The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

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