equable

[ ek-wuh-buhl, ee-kwuh- ]

/ ˈɛk wə bəl, ˈi kwə- /

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.

ANTONYMS FOR equable

1 variable.

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 equably

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"Well, I'm sure I don't know why," said Mrs. Graham equably.
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"You need not, in point of fact, tell me anything about it at all," observed Average Jones equably.
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"That is sure an awful long speech fo' a hot day," said Mormon equably.
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"Perhaps we are worthy to hear it," suggested Holgate equably.
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British Dictionary definitions for equably

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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