equable

[ ek-wuh-buhl, ee-kwuh- ]

adjective

1. free from many changes or variations; uniform:

   an equable climate; an equable temperament.

   Synonyms: temperate, even, steady

   Antonyms: variable

2. uniform in operation or effect, as laws.

equable

/ ˈɛkwəbəl /

adjective

1. even-tempered; placid
2. unvarying; uniform

   an equable climate

Derived Forms

• ˈequably, adverb
• ˌequaˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• equa·bili·ty equa·ble·ness noun
• equa·bly adverb
• noneq·ua·bili·ty noun
• non·equa·ble adjective
• non·equa·ble·ness noun
• non·equa·bly adverb
• uneq·ua·bili·ty noun
• un·equa·ble adjective
• un·equa·ble·ness noun
• un·equa·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of equable¹

1635–45; < Latin aequābilis that can be made equal, similar, equivalent to aequ ( us ) equal, even + -ābilis -able

Word History and Origins

Origin of equable¹

C17: from Latin aequābilis, from aequāre to make equal

Example Sentences

He is an equable man who treats people fairly and has many friends.

From The Daily Beast

The care shown in rearing insures a perfect straightness of stem, and an equable diameter of about an inch or an inch and a half.

From Project Gutenberg

The warmth of the atmosphere in which you live will be always equable and genial, without tempests, without a possible squall.

From Project Gutenberg

The male then becomes inert; equable sharing of the expense of forces, just division of labour.

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The Loud Concrete is simply the equable concrete uttered with greater fulness of breath and loudness of tone.

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A medium rate of utterance is, with respect to time, the natural expression of an equable flow of thought.

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