Who wouldn’t love to be in the company of people who are amiable, convivial, jocular or gregarious?
Amiable means good-natured and likable. An amiable person is easy to deal with and is mild tempered.
Eg: The new coach is patient, friendly and kind — an altogether amiable person.
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Mrs. Doshi frowns and growls a lot. She is a little short on amiability
Amicable means characterised by good-will. We speak of an amicable relationship, when the persons involved are friendly and polite to each other. We speak of an amicable settlement to an argument when both the sides are satisfied and have no complaints against each other.
Eg: Maintaining amicable relations with everyone will enable you to gain the goodwill of one and all.
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Affable means one who is easy to talk to; one who is most approachable; friendly or kind
Eg: Affable team members conversed freely with the fans; the unfriendly ones didn’t.
Meena’s friendly smile conveys her affable personality.
Gregarious : sociable; outgoing; (of animals) living in a group
Eg: It’s high time Nagma emerged from her shell and became more gregarious.
The singer loved to interact with his audience after giving a performance. He shook hands, laughed and generally behaved in a friendly, welcoming and gregarious way.
Jocular : liking to be with people, joke around with them and have fun
Eg: Prem’s jocular personality makes him the perfect anchor for the show.
The jocular remarks of Falstaff in Shakespeare’s historical plays are enjoyed by people even today.