- personable
- Having a good appearance. In an unusual sense, competent to incur obligations enforceable at law.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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Personable — Per son*a*ble (p[ e]r s[u^]n*[.a]*b l), a. 1. Having a well formed body, or person; graceful; comely; of good appearance; presentable; as, a personable man or woman. [1913 Webster] Wise, warlike, personable, courteous, and kind. Spenser. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
personable — pleasing in one s person, early 15c., from PERSON (Cf. person) + ABLE (Cf. able) … Etymology dictionary
personable — [adj] friendly, sociable aces*, affable, agreeable, all heart*, all right*, amiable, attractive, charming, easygoing, good egg*, gregarious, likable, nice, okay, pleasant, pleasing, presentable, sweetheart*, white hat*, winning; concept 404 Ant.… … New thesaurus
personable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having a pleasant appearance and manner. DERIVATIVES personably adverb … English terms dictionary
personable — [pʉr′sə nə bəl] adj. [ME personabilis] having a pleasing appearance and personality; attractive personableness n. personably adv … English World dictionary
personable — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)sənəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED (approval) Someone who is personable has a pleasant appearance and character. The people I met were intelligent, mature, personable … English dictionary
personable — adjective Having a pleasing appearance or manner; attractive; handsome; friendly; amiable. I admit him a personable man, for I have seen him; and I will suppose him courteous and agreeable … Wiktionary
personable — per|son|a|ble [ˈpə:sənəbəl US ˈpə:r ] adj someone who is personable is attractive and pleasant … Dictionary of contemporary English
personable — adjective having an attractive appearance and a pleasant, polite way of talking and behaving: a very personable young man … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
personable — adjective I was blessed with the most personable in laws Syn: pleasant, agreeable, likable, nice, amiable, affable, charming, congenial, genial, simpatico, engaging, pleasing; attractive, presentable, good looking, nice looking, pretty, appealing … Thesaurus of popular words
personable — adjective Date: 15th century pleasant or amiable in person ; attractive • personableness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
