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Latin
Etymology
From affābilis (“affable, courteous”) + -tās, from affor (“speak to, address”).
Pronunciation
Noun
affābilitās f (genitive affābilitātis); third declension
- Affability, courtesy, kindness.
c. 27 CE – 66 CE,
Petronius,
Satyricon 61:
- Niceros delectatus affabilitate amici: "Omne me, inquit, lucrum transeat, nisi iam dudum gaudimonio dissilio, quod te talem video. Itaque hilaria mera sint, etsi timeo istos scolasticos ne me rideant. Viderint: narrabo tamen, quid enim mihi aufert, qui ridet? Satius est rideri quam derideri."
- Niceros was delighted by his friend's amiability and said, “May I never turn another penny if I am not ready to burst with joy at seeing you in such a good humour. Well, it shall be pure fun then, though I am afraid your clever friends will laugh at me. Still, let them; I will tell my story; what harm does a man's laugh do me? Being laughed at is more satisfactory than being sneered at.”
Declension
Third-declension noun.
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