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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In this bower, which was a capacious one, sat a number of sedate, quiet, jolly, conversable fellows, nearly all of whom smoked, and one of whom sketched.
From The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains by Webb, Archibald
Gurney is not so conversable, but has every appearance of being pre-eminently happy.
From Edward Hoare, M.A. A record of his life based upon a brief autobiography by Hoare, Edward N.
But a full-grown horse or dog is beyond comparison a more rational as well as a more conversable animal than an infant of a day, a week, or even a month old.
From Voices for the Speechless by Firth, Abraham
Just then, perhaps, Nettie was not a very conversable companion.
From The Doctor's Family by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)
He consoled me with the Word of God; he was a learned and conversable man, and he interceded for me with his Majesty.
From Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 by Ulfeldt, Leonora Christina
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