conversable
Americanadjective
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easy and pleasant to talk with; agreeable.
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able or disposed to converse.
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pertaining to or proper for conversation.
adjective
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easy or pleasant to talk to
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able or inclined to talk
Other Word Forms
- conversableness noun
- conversably adverb
- nonconversable adjective
- nonconversableness noun
- nonconversably adverb
- unconversable adjective
Etymology
Origin of conversable
From the Medieval Latin word conversābilis, dating back to 1590–1600. See converse 1, -able
Example Sentences
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Such in fact has been her habitual frame ever since; though the endeavors of her friends, who have sought to console her, have rendered her somewhat more conversable.
From The Coquette The History of Eliza Wharton by Foster, Hannah Webster
The Techniker was very conversable, and said especially what pleasure it gave him that Pilgrim was so intimate with them.
From Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. III. by Auerbach, Berthold
All this is your personal gift: it is no necessary part of the master's equipment to be so gracefully conversable.
From Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned by Morley, Christopher
He soon turned away from her and joined the gentlemen, who became more conversable after his arrival.
From Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag by Freytag, Gustav
This aspiration was whispered, as though its object were within conversable distance.
From Idolatry A Romance by Hawthorne, Julian
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