personable
Americanadjective
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having an agreeable or pleasing personality; affable; amiable; sociable.
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of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- personableness noun
- personably adverb
- quasi-personable adjective
- quasi-personably adverb
- unpersonable adjective
Etymology
Origin of personable
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; person, -able
Example Sentences
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Off stage, Mr. Weir was personable and warm but highly analytic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
One source in the report called Patel “very personable and likable,” but blamed him for creating “a culture of mistrust and uncertainty among the ranks.”
From Salon • Dec. 1, 2025
Mr Harris said Sir Malcolm was a "very personable man, he would write for the greats, all his friends, he was accessible".
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025
“He seemed so smart and personable and successful and I was excited about the opportunity to fight alongside him,” she told me.
From Slate • Sep. 23, 2025
He reveled in playing the Sean Penn role in his own version of Fast Times at Ridgemont High, but beneath all that was a witty, personable kid.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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