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APPROACHABLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Easily approached
Example:
a site approachable from a branch of the Niger
Synonyms:
approachable; reachable
Classified under:
Similar:
accessible (capable of being reached)
Derivation:
approach (move towards)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Easy to meet or converse or do business with
Example:
a friendly approachable person
Classified under:
Similar:
accessible (easy to get along with or talk to; friendly)
Antonym:
unapproachable (discouraging intimacies; reserved)
Derivation:
approach (make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion)
approachability (the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Capable of being read with comprehension
Example:
the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels
Synonyms:
accessible; approachable
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
comprehendible; comprehensible (capable of being comprehended or understood)
