equable
free from many changes or variations; uniform: an equable climate; an equable temperament.
uniform in operation or effect, as laws.
Origin of equable
1Other words for equable
Opposites for equable
Other words from equable
- 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
Words that may be confused with equable
- equable , equitable
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How to use equable in a sentence
If the New York Times review is bad (unlikely), “you hope for the best and push as hard as you can,” he says equably.
He had not felt equably well since the night of Gabriel's burial in the miasmic air of the mountain.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert ParkerHe leaned over and felt his heart; it beat feebly but equably, and he muttered something unintelligible when Robinson touched him.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend | Charles Reade"If it's going begging, call on me," said the Major equably.
Tristram of Blent | Anthony Hope“Which I never should have done had I reflected on the bother of getting up to town,” said Charlotte equably.
The Shadow of Ashlydyat | Mrs. Henry Wood
Ralston passed his cigar case to the two men, saw them puffing equably ere he continued.
Port O' Gold | Louis John Stellman
British Dictionary definitions for equable
/ (ˈɛkwəbəl) /
even-tempered; placid
unvarying; uniform: an equable climate
Origin of equable
1Derived forms of equable
- equability or equableness, noun
- equably, adverb
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