affable v. amiable v. approachable v. friendly v. cheerful

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I would like to understand the nuances between the words affable, amiable, friendly, and cheerful. Would you please help me understand them.

Affable:friendly, approachable 1. "He is an affable man, always willing to stop and talk."

Can we say this as: 2. "He is an amiable man, always willing to stop and talk."
3. "He is a friendly man, always willing to stop and talk."
4. "He is a cheeful man, always willing to stop and talk."
5. "He is an approachable man, always willing to stop and talk."

Source:Newbury House affable.


I would like to ask if "2, 3, 4, and 5 have the same sense as 1."

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Why have you added a comma after "always" in 2 and 3?
 

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'Approachable' doesn't necessarily convey the same sense of happiness that 'cheerful' does.

People can be friendly, affable, and amiable without necessarily being overtly cheerful.
 

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'Approachable' doesn't necessarily convey the same sense of happiness that 'cheerful' does.

People can be friendly, affable, and amiable without necessarily being overtly cheerful.

Then do 1, 2, 3, and 5 have the same sense, but 4 not?

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'Approachable' doesn't necessarily convey the same sense of happiness that 'cheerful' does.

People can be friendly, affable, and amiable without necessarily being overtly cheerful.

Amiable:Friendly, cheerful ->Newbury House.

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In this definition, Newbury House is not typical of most of the dictionaries here.
 

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I agree with the dictionaries that don't list cheerful​ as a meaning of "amiable".
 
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