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.

Words nearby equable

epz, eq, eq., eqc, eqpt., equable, equal, equal employment opportunity commission, equal opportunities commission, equal opportunity, equal pay

Origin of equable

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

SYNONYMS FOR equable

1 steady, even, temperate.

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ANTONYMS FOR equable

1 variable.

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OTHER WORDS FROM equable

eq·ua·bil·i·ty, eq·ua·ble·ness, nouneq·ua·bly, adverbnon·eq·ua·bil·i·ty, nounnon·eq·ua·ble, adjective

non·eq·ua·ble·ness, nounnon·eq·ua·bly, adverbun·eq·ua·bil·i·ty, nounun·eq·ua·ble, adjectiveun·eq·ua·ble·ness, nounun·eq·ua·bly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH equable

equable equitable

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Examples from the Web for equable

He is an equable man who treats people fairly and has many friends.
Bob Rubin's House of Cards|Jeff Madrick|November 29, 2008|DAILY BEAST
And yet nothing surprised those who knew her better than her equable physical poise during this time of trial and discomfort.
The Squirrel-Cage|Dorothy Canfield
There was no aroma, no ethereal diffusion from its equable surface.
The Twins of Table Mountain and Other Stories|Bret Harte
There is a variable velocity of existence, though the lapses of time may be equable.
History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2)|John William Draper

Tonight the equable John was among these petulant ones, which was unusual.
The House by the River|A. P. Herbert
Its climate is second in its equable range only to that of its coast towns, Motril and Malaga.
Spain|Wentworth Webster

British Dictionary definitions for equable

equable

/ (ˈɛkwəbəl) /

adjective

even-tempered; placid

unvarying; uniforman equable climate

Derived forms of equable

equability or equableness, nounequably, adverb

Word Origin for equable

C17: from Latin aequābilis, from aequāre to make equal

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