companionable

American  

[kuhm-pan-yuh-nuh-buhl] / kəmˈpæn yə nə bəl /

adjective

1. possessing the qualities of a good companion; pleasant to be with; congenial.

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companionable British  

/ kəmˈpænjənəbəl /

adjective

1. suited to be a companion; sociable

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Other Word Forms

• companionability noun
• companionableness noun
• companionably adverb
• uncompanionable adjective

Etymology

Origin of companionable

1350–1400; Middle English. See companion ¹, -able

Example Sentences

Soon we were both working on our own projects in companionable quiet.

From Literature

I could practically see the tears pressing against the backs of the girl’s eyeballs, and before I could think better of it, I found myself putting a companionable arm around her shoulders and squeezing.

From Literature

She shook her head at Angela, and for the first time it was almost in a companionable way, as if to say, At least you know there’s a plane there!

From Literature

We moved slowly and companionably together for close to an hour, finding nothing but a couple of tiny islands.

From Literature

Rather than write companionably about her failures, she describes flying “a novel into the side of a mountain after years of work and multiple drafts” and pulling a story “from the still-smoking wreckage.”

From The Wall Street Journal