companionable

[kuhm-pan-yuh-nuh-buhl]

adjective

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

companionable

/ kəmˈpænjənəbəl /

adjective

1. suited to be a companion; sociable

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of companionable¹

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

Example Sentences

By contrast, “Shadow Ticket” offers a wildly seductive overture, a companionable but occasionally slack midsection, and a haunting sucker punch of an ending.

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It's punctuated by stretches of companionable silence, where Young drums on his knees, or interacts with his son Ben, who was born with severe cerebral palsy.

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It’s companionable, with casts made to feel like family, and the long seasons mean that practically any show you throw in with, good, bad or indifferent, will have a chance to grow on you.

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Fran and Owen have been chatting for only a few minutes, not all that companionably, when he asks her out.

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“We’re well on target for the islet,” he said, with what he hoped was a companionable casualness.

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