personable
English
/ˈpɜː(ɹ)sənəbəl/
adj
Definitions
- (of a person) Having a pleasing appearance or manner; attractive; handsome; friendly; amiable.
- (legal) Enabled to maintain pleas in court.
- Having capacity to take anything granted.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English personable suffix from English person.
Origin
English
person
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Dutchperson English
- Earthperson English
- Englishperson English
- Frenchperson English
- Klansperson English
- Scotsperson English
- adperson English
- ambulanceperson English
- anchorperson English
- antiperson English
- assemblyperson English
- barperson English
- baseperson English
- bellperson English
- boatperson English
- bondsperson English
- bushperson English
- businessperson English
- cameraperson English
- catperson English
- cattleperson English
- caveperson English
- chairperson English
- churchperson English
- clansperson English
- clergyperson English
- committeeperson English
- congressperson English
- conperson English
- corpsperson English
- councilperson English
- counterperson English
- countryperson English
- cowperson English
- craftsperson English
- crewperson English
- cyberperson English
- deliveryperson English
- deperson English
- doorperson English
- dustperson English
- fireperson English
- fisherperson English
- flagperson English
- floorperson English
- flyperson English
- foreperson English
- freedperson English
- freshperson English
- frontiersperson English
- frontperson English
- garbageperson English
- greensperson English
- gunperson English
- handyperson English
- helmsperson English
- horseperson English
- houseperson English
- huntsperson English
- impersonable English
- impersonate English
- infantryperson English
- interperson English
- intraperson English
- ironperson English
- jazzperson English
- journeyperson English
- juryperson English
- kinsperson English
- layperson English
- leatherperson English
- linesperson English
- longshoreperson English
- madperson English
- mailperson English
- marksperson English
- mediaperson English
- merperson English
- microperson English
- middleperson English
- militiaperson English
- milkperson English
- misperson English
- multiperson English
- newspaperperson English
- newsperson English
- nonperson English
- nurseryperson English
- overperson English
- patrolperson English
- person English
- personableness English
- personably English
- personal English
- personative English
- personhood English
- personise English
- personish English
- personism English
- personist English
- personize English
- personkind English
- personless English
- personlike English
- personly English
- personness English
- personocracy English
- personology English
- personpower English
- pitchperson English
- plantsperson English
- pointsperson English
- policeperson English
- postperson English
- pressperson English
- repairperson English
- roundsperson English
- salesperson English
- schoolperson English
- selectperson English
- serviceperson English
- showperson English
- sideperson English
- signalperson English
- slaughterperson English
- snowperson English
- soundperson English
- sportsperson English
- statesperson English
- steersperson English
- stuntperson English
- superperson English
- theatreperson English
- townsperson English
- tradesperson English
- tribesperson English
- underperson English
- unperson English
- unpersonable English
- venireperson English
- vestryperson English
- waitperson English
- weatherperson English
- workperson English
- yardperson English
- personable Middle English
- persoun Middle English
- pesin Nigerian Pidgin
- person
- unperson
- adperson
- deperson
- personly
- personal
- personist
- barperson
- personize
- personism
- flyperson
- misperson
- cowperson
- merperson
- gunperson
- layperson
- madperson
- personise
- conperson
- nonperson
- personish
- catperson
- juryperson
- newsperson
- ironperson
- flagperson
- antiperson
- bellperson
- boatperson
- kinsperson
- personlike
- fireperson
- workperson
- overperson
- caveperson
- mailperson
- baseperson
- personably
- milkperson
- foreperson
- personness
- sideperson
- doorperson
- dustperson
- personhood
- personkind
- yardperson
- postperson
- showperson
- crewperson
- bushperson
- jazzperson
- personless
- waitperson
- snowperson
- freshperson
- freedperson
- linesperson
- intraperson
- handyperson
- houseperson
- horseperson
- helmsperson
- Klansperson
- bondsperson
- personology
- frontperson
- underperson
- multiperson
- cyberperson
- Earthperson
- Scotsperson
- Dutchperson
- chairperson
- interperson
- mediaperson
- personative
- soundperson
- townsperson
- clansperson
- stuntperson
- marksperson
- huntsperson
- impersonate
- superperson
- floorperson
- pitchperson
- personpower
- microperson
- salesperson
- pressperson
- corpsperson
- schoolperson
- fisherperson
- plantsperson
- policeperson
- tradesperson
- tribesperson
- pointsperson
- churchperson
- clergyperson
- signalperson
- sportsperson
- greensperson
- craftsperson
- statesperson
- patrolperson
- Frenchperson
- steersperson
- selectperson
- impersonable
- venireperson
- cameraperson
- anchorperson
- personocracy
- middleperson
- cattleperson
- unpersonable
- vestryperson
- repairperson
- roundsperson
- counterperson
- theatreperson
- militiaperson
- nurseryperson
- countryperson
- garbageperson
- weatherperson
- serviceperson
- journeyperson
- councilperson
- leatherperson
- Englishperson
- deliveryperson
- businessperson
- personableness
- infantryperson
- congressperson
- assemblyperson
- committeeperson
- newspaperperson
- longshoreperson
- frontiersperson
- ambulanceperson
- slaughterperson