equable
[ ek-wuh-buhl, ee-kwuh- ]
/ ˈɛk wə bəl, ˈi kwə- /
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adjective
free from many changes or variations; uniform: an equable climate; an equable temperament.
uniform in operation or effect, as laws.
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Origin of equable
1635–45; <Latin aequābilis that can be made equal, similar, equivalent to aequ(us) equal, even + -ābilis-able
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equable
/ (ˈɛkwəbəl) /
adjective
even-tempered; placid
unvarying; uniforman equable climate
Derived forms of equable
equability or equableness, nounequably, adverbWord Origin for equable
C17: from Latin aequābilis, from aequāre to make equal
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