equable
11equable — , equitable Most dictionaries define equable as meaning steady and unvarying, but it should also convey the sense of being remote from extremes. A consistently hot climate is not equable, no matter how unvarying the temperature. Similarly,… …
12equable — adjective Etymology: Latin aequabilis, from aequare to make level or equal, from aequus Date: 1677 1. marked by lack of variation or change ; uniform < an equable distance apart > 2. marked by lack of noticeable, unpleasant, or extreme variation… …
13equable — equability, equableness, n. equably, adv. /ek weuh beuhl, ee kweuh /, adj. 1. free from many changes or variations; uniform: an equable climate; an equable temperament. 2. uniform in operation or effect, as laws. [1635 45; < L aequabilis that can …
14equable — adjective 1 formal calm and not easily annoyed: Mary s equable temperament made her easy to work with. 2 technical having weather or conditions that are neither too hot nor too cold: an equable climate equably adverb equability noun (U) …
15equable — adjective 1) an equable man Syn: even tempered, calm, composed, collected, self possessed, relaxed, easygoing; nonchalant, insouciant, mellow, mild, tranquil, placid, stable, levelheaded; imperturbable, unexcitable …
16equable — /ˈɛkwəbəl / (say ekwuhbuhl) adjective 1. free from variations; uniform, as motion or temperature: *enjoying a fairly equable rainfall. –joseph furphy, 1903. 2. uniform in operation or effect, as laws. 3. tranquil, even, or not easily disturbed,… …
17equable — See equable, equitable …
18equable — eq|ua|ble [ ekwəbl, ikwəbl ] adjective 1. ) FORMAL calm, reasonable, and not easily made angry or upset 2. ) equable weather is not extreme and does not change very much ╾ eq|ua|bly adverb …
19equable — [ ɛkwəb(ə)l] adjective 1》 calm and even tempered. 2》 not varying or fluctuating greatly: an equable climate. Derivatives equability noun equably adverb Origin C17 (in the sense fair, equitable ): from L. aequabilis, from aequare (see equate) …
20equable — UK [ˈekwəb(ə)l] / US / US [ˈɪkwəb(ə)l] adjective formal 1) calm, reasonable, and not easily made angry or upset 2) equable weather is not extreme and does not change very much Derived word: equably adverb …
