English → Latin
“affability” in Latin
affābilitāsAffability, courtesy, kindness.cīvīlitāspolitics, the art/practice of government; courteousness, politeness; civility, moderation, restraintcōmitāspoliteness, courtesy; kindness, kindliness; friendliness, affability
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
affability
affabilitas; affabilitas sermonis: sometimes civilitas (in a prince): comitas. Syn. in AFFABLE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for affability?
- The usual Latin words for “affability” are affābilitās, cīvīlitās, cōmitās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.