Standard Lemma guide

approachable

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /əˈpɹəʊ.t͡ʃə.bəl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: [əˈpɹəʊ.t͡ʃə.bl̩]
  • Canada, General-American: /əˈpɹoʊ.t͡ʃə.bəl/
  • Canada, General-American: [əˈpɹoʊ.t͡ʃə.bl̩]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /əˈpɹəʉ.t͡ʃə.bəl/
  • Australian: [əˈpɹəʉ.t͡ʃə.bl̩]
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 P R OW1 CH AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Easily approached; easy to talk to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Her boss was very approachable.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

easy to meet or converse or do business with

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a friendly approachable person

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unapproachable

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

easily approached

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a site approachable from a branch of the Niger

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reachable

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

capable of being read with comprehension

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader
  • the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: accessible

Antonyms: none provided

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: достъ́пен (dostǎ́pen) — easy to talk to
  • Bulgarian: достижи́м (dostižím) — easy to talk to
  • Chinese Mandarin: 容易接近的 (róngyì jiējìn de) — easy to talk to
  • Czech: přístupný — easy to talk to
  • Dutch: benaderbaar — easy to talk to
  • Finnish: helposti lähestyttävä — easy to talk to
  • French: approchable — easy to talk to
  • French: abordable — easy to talk to
  • German: zugänglich — easy to talk to
  • Greek: προσιτός (prositós) — easy to talk to
  • Hungarian: megközelíthető — easy to talk to
  • Latin: intrābilis — easy to talk to
  • Macedonian: пристапен (pristapen) — easy to talk to
  • Macedonian: пресретлив (presretliv) — easy to talk to
  • Polish: przystępny — easy to talk to
  • Portuguese: afável — easy to talk to
  • Portuguese: abordável — easy to talk to
  • Portuguese: acessível — easy to talk to
  • Romanian: accesibil — easy to talk to
  • Romanian: abordabil — easy to talk to
  • Russian: досту́пный (dostúpnyj) — easy to talk to
  • Russian: достижи́мый (dostižímyj) — easy to talk to
  • Russian: охо́тно иду́щий навстре́чу (oxótno idúščij navstréču) — easy to talk to
  • Slovak: prístupný — easy to talk to
  • Spanish: abordable — easy to talk to
  • Spanish: orillable — easy to talk to
  • Spanish: fácil de abordar / orillar — easy to talk to
  • Spanish: fácil hablar con — easy to talk to
  • Swedish: lättillgänglig — easy to talk to
  • Telugu: కలుపుగోలు (kalupugōlu) — easy to talk to
Real reading context

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