equable

[ ek-wuh-buhl, ee-kwuh- ]
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adjective
  1. free from many changes or variations; uniform: an equable climate; an equable temperament.

  2. uniform in operation or effect, as laws.

Origin of equable

1
1635–45; <Latin aequābilis that can be made equal, similar, equivalent to aequ(us) equal, even + -ābilis-able

Other 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

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How to use equable in a sentence

  • 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

equable

/ (ˈɛkwəbəl) /


adjective
  1. even-tempered; placid

  2. unvarying; uniform: an equable climate

Origin of equable

1
C17: from Latin aequābilis, from aequāre to make equal

Derived forms of equable

  • equability or equableness, noun
  • equably, adverb

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