personable
adjective
per·son·able
| \ ˈpərs-nə-bəl
, ˈpər-sə-nə-bəl\
, ˈpər-sə-nə-bəl\
Definition of personable
: pleasant or amiable in person : attractive
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Examples of personable in a Sentence
The hostess was very personable.
He is a personable young man.
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Butterfield, The Chronicle’s No. 1 pick in its annual preseason look at the Bay Area’s top 50 players, is whip smart, personable and fun, said his coach. — Mitch Stephens, SFChronicle.com, "Chronicle top 50: Liberty’s Jay Butterfield is head and shoulders above the rest," 12 Aug. 2019 Graves is 68 years old, personable and a successful Washington-area insurance agent and salesperson who wanted to stick up for annuities. — Washington Post, "When it comes to annuities, there are pros, cons and certain levels of risk," 6 July 2019 The personable feline will walk the catwalk (no pun intended) at the hotel's annual cat fashion show this August, which raises money for the Mayor's Alliance for NYC Animals. — Michaela Bechler, Vogue, "17 Hotels Around the World With Pets in Residence," 25 July 2018 Hilliard and the crew can share pictures and videos to make the creatures more personable and stress the importance of keeping them a part of the ecosystem, but people tend to have a short attention span and be dismissive. — Andrew Nicla, AZCentral.com, "Late hours, no pay, diminishing returns: Scouring the Arizona desert for black-footed ferrets," 10 July 2019 After several years Marty returned to Florida and found employment at Winners World, Johnnies Rec Room and Four Corners Bingo where he was said to be extremely personable and very well liked. — sun-sentinel.com, "Deaths in South Florida: 6/30," 30 June 2019 The witty and personable Harris has also hosted four Tony and two Emmy telecasts. — Paul Grein, Billboard, "Pride Month: 25 Memorable LGBTQ Moments in Award Show History," 7 June 2019 And our very personable server didn’t seem to mind guiding the continual libation traffic. — Tim Smith, baltimoresun.com, "Pairings Bistro in Bel Air delivers imaginative food and wine," 21 May 2018 The restaurant delivers a good time (thanks to very personable bartenders and servers) and seems to be selling its patrons on the idea that lack of focus is the focus. — Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, "Review: Sky's the limit with ambitious Santo Cielo," 18 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'personable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for personable
personable
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of personable
: friendly or pleasant in manner : easy to get along with
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personable
adjective
per·son·able
| \ ˈpərs-nə-bəl
, ˈpər-sə-nə-bəl\
, ˈpər-sə-nə-bəl\
Kids Definition of personable
: pleasing in appearance or manner
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