Personable: Here’s a word that’s been around for some time. However, I don’t know if it’s becoming more popular or that I’m simply noticing it more. Dictionary.Com defines it as Pleasing in personality or appearance; attractive
1) Receptionist - Eye clinic in Bellevue seeking bright, personable, responsible person.
2) Our highly skilled and personable staff stands ready to help you with your Real Estate Management.
It is also found in other Western European languages but with different pronunciation:
3) Spanish - recepcionista, secretaria, de oficina, comercialización ... a los principales), ordenado, personable, inteligente, etcétera = Office receptionist, secretary, commercialization ... the main thing) organized, personable, intelligent etc.
4) French - Notre personnel personable et bien informé se tient prêt à vous aider ... = Our personable staff is well-informed and ready to help you.
Its use is not limited just to Human Resource departments:
5) "After reading a biography about Trotsky, I didn’t realize that he was such a personable man. I thought he was strictly an ideologue and a military person."
Has anybody else out there had any encounters with the word?
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