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personable

/ˈpʌrs(ə)nəbəl/
/ˈpʌsənəbəl/
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Other forms: personably

If you're personable, you're friendly and get along well with other people. Being personable is part of what makes you the star of the sales team — people just seem to like you.

Someone who's personable can be outgoing, charming, nice, bubbly, amiable, pleasing, or generous, but he doesn’t have to be all of those things — it just all needs to add up to being pleasant. You may be pleasant but not bubbly, and that’s personable. In fact, if you're too bubbly, you might stop being personable and become annoying, which is not personable.

Definitions of personable
  1. adjective
    (of persons) pleasant in appearance and personality
    synonyms:
    attractive
    pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
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/ˈpʌrs(ə)nəbəl/
UK
/ˈpʌsənəbəl/
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