conversable

[ kuhn-vur-suh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. easy and pleasant to talk with; agreeable.

  2. able or disposed to converse.

  1. pertaining to or proper for conversation.

Origin of conversable

1
From the Medieval Latin word conversābilis, dating back to 1590–1600. See converse1, -able

Other words from conversable

  • 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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British Dictionary definitions for conversable

conversable

/ (kənˈvɜːsəbəl) /


adjective
  1. easy or pleasant to talk to

  2. able or inclined to talk

Derived forms of conversable

  • conversableness, noun
  • conversably, adverb

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