Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary -- Volume AB

The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar.
Beattie.

A·feard" (·fērd"), p. a. [OE. afered, AS. āfred, p. p. of āfran to frighten; ā- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + fran to frighten. See Fear.] Afraid. [Obs.]

Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises.
Shak.

A"fer (?), n. [L.] The southwest wind. Milton.

Af`fa·bil"i·ty (?), n. [L. affabilitas: cf. F. affabilité.] The quality of being affable; readiness to converse; courteousness in receiving others and in conversation; complaisant behavior.

Affability is of a wonderful efficacy or power in procuring love.
Elyot

Af"fa·ble (?), a. [F. affable, L. affabilis, fr. affari to speak to; ad + fari to speak. See Fable.]

1. Easy to be spoken to or addressed; receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; courteous; sociable.

An affable and courteous gentleman.
Shak.

His manners polite and affable.
Macaulay.

2. Gracious; mild; benign.

A serene and affable countenance.
Tatler.