companionable
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of companionable
1350–1400; Middle English. See companion 1, -able
Explanation
Someone who's companionable is close and friendly. A companionable dog stays right by your side, a loyal pal. It's fun to talk to a companionable person — they tend to be warm and good-natured. And our best relationships are the ones that are the most companionable: your grandparents might say the secret of a long, happy marriage is to make it a companionable one. A companionable silence is comfortable and relaxed. The word stems from the Old French compagnon, "fellow, mate, friend, or partner."
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Example Sentences
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This is presumably because the Beeb doesn't have a department overseeing Companionable Chuntering.
From The Guardian • May 11, 2013
Companionable guide to the English countryside, by the author of Limehouse Nights.
From Time Magazine Archive
Companionable salmon-boilings round a common pot had no charms for him.
From In the Oregon Country Out-Doors in Oregon, Washington, and California Together with some Legendary Lore, and Glimpses of the Modern West in the Making by Putnam, George Palmer
Companionable and sociable refer to manner and behavior, cordial and genial express genuine kindliness of heart.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
Unwearied still, lover by lover, They paddle in the cold, Companionable streams or climb the air; Their hearts have not grown old; Passion or conquest, wander where they will, Attend upon them still.
From The Wild Swans at Coole by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)
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