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approachable

adjective

  1. easy to approach
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˈpɹəʊ.t͡ʃə.bəl/ / [əˈpɹəʊ.t͡ʃə.bl̩] / /əˈpɹoʊ.t͡ʃə.bəl/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English approach Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English approachable From approach + -able.

  1. Easily approached; easy to talk to.

    Her boss was very approachable.

    Whistle's creation stems from an internal colleague competition run by Northern to design a recognisable and approachable character to act as a mascot.