PERSONABLE

personable

(adjective) (of persons) pleasant in appearance and personality

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

personable (comparative more personable, superlative most personable)

(of a person) Having a pleasing appearance or manner; attractive; handsome; friendly; amiable.

(legal) Enabled to maintain pleas in court.

Having capacity to take anything granted.

Synonyms

• (having a pleasing appearance or manner): affable

Source: Wiktionary


Per"son*a*ble, a.

1. Having a well-formed body, or person; graceful; comely; of good appearance; presentable; as, a personable man or woman. Wise, warlike, personable, courteous, and kind. Spenser. The king, . . . so visited with sickness, was not personable. E. Hall.

2. (Law) (a) Enabled to maintain pleas in court. Cowell. (b) Having capacity to take anything granted.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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