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conversable

[ kuhn-vur-suh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. easy and pleasant to talk with; agreeable.
  2. able or disposed to converse.
  3. pertaining to or proper for conversation.


conversable

/ kənˈvɜːsəbəl /

adjective

  1. easy or pleasant to talk to
  2. able or inclined to talk
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • conˈversableness, noun
  • conˈversably, adverb
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Other Words From

  • con·versa·ble·ness noun
  • con·versa·bly adverb
  • noncon·versa·ble adjective
  • noncon·versa·ble·ness noun
  • noncon·versa·bly adverb
  • uncon·versa·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of conversable1

From the Medieval Latin word conversābilis, dating back to 1590–1600. See converse 1, -able
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Example Sentences

The Inhabitants are more genteel, more sociable, and in every respect more conversable than in the other Parts of Holland.

He was singularly kind and conversable, without affecting any official superiority.

Having no conversable companion, I take to my ever faithful and silent friend, the fragrant cigar, and start for a stroll.

Thus, I was unable to judge whether Mr. Cronin was as conversable after feeding-time as before it.

I seldom meet with a man who puts himself more immediately on conversable terms than the Commodore.

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