A serene and affable countenance.
Tatler.
Syn. -- Courteous; civil; complaisant; accessible; mild; benign; condescending.
Af"fa*ble*ness, n. Affability.
Af"fa*bly, adv. In an affable manner; courteously.
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Af"fa*brous (f*f"brs), a. [L. affaber workmanlike; ad + faber.] Executed in a workmanlike manner; ingeniously made. [R.] Bailey.
Af*fair" (f*fâr"), n. [OE. afere, affere, OF. afaire, F. affaire, fr. a faire to do; L.. ad + facere to do. See Fact, and cf. Ado.] 1. That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as, a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; -- often in the plural. "At the head of affairs." Junius. "A talent for affairs." Prescott.
2. Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely; as, an affair of honor, i. e., a duel; an affair of love, i. e., an intrigue.
3. (Mil.) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.