personable
/ˈpɜːsənəbəl/PUR-suh-nuh-buhl
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈpɝsənəbəl/PUR-suh-nuh-buhl
Meaninghaving a pleasing person
Common meaning: pleasant in looks and manner
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- perthroughSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 436 · scan
- sonsound, noise; to ring outLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1730 · scan
- ableable to be
‘through’ + ‘sound, noise’ → personable
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Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from person + -able.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), PERSON, p.436 · scan
Roots
- personare Latin “to sound through”
- sonus; sonō Latin “sound, noise; to ring out”
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