Definitions for equable
ˈɛk wə bəl, ˈi kwə-equable

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. equableadjective

   not varying

   "an equable climate"

2. equable, even-tempered, good-tempered, placidadjective

   not easily irritated

   "an equable temper"; "not everyone shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the repeated delays"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. equableadjective

   Unvarying, calm and steady; constant and uniform.

2. equableadjective

   Free from extremes of heat or cold.

3. equableadjective

   Not easily disturbed; tranquil.

4. Etymology: From aequabilis, from aequo, from aequus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. EQUABLEadjective

   Equal to itself; even; uniform in respect to form, motion, or temperature.

   Etymology: æquabilis, Latin.

   He would have the vast body of a planet to be as elegant and round as a factitious globe represents it; to be every where smooth and equable, and as plain as elysian fields. Richard Bentley.

   Nothing abates acrimony of the blood more than an equable motion of it, neither too swift nor too slow; for too quick a motion produceth an alkaline, and too slow an acid acrimony. John Arbuthnot, on Diet.

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1. equable

   Equable generally refers to something that is characterized by consistency, uniformity or steadiness, especially related to temperature or character. In other words, something or someone that doesn't experience extreme changes or variations and remains calm or stable.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Equableadjective

   equal and uniform; continuing the same at different times; -- said of motion, and the like; uniform in surface; smooth; as, an equable plain or globe

2. Equableadjective

   uniform in action or intensity; not variable or changing; -- said of the feelings or temper

3. Etymology: [L. aequabilis, fr. aequare to make level or equal, fr. aequus even, equal. See Equal.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Equable

   ē′kwa-bl, or ek′wa-bl, adj. equal and uniform: smooth: not variable: of even temper.—ns. Equabil′ity, E′quableness, the state or condition of being equable.—adv. E′quably. [L. æquabilis—æquāre—æquus, equal.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of equable in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of equable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of equable in a Sentence

1. Andrew Jackson:

   Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms.

2. Marcus Aurelius:

   You can pass your life in an equable flow of happiness if you can follow the right way and think and act in the right way.

3. Washington Irving:

   An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=equable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Equable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=equable
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equable
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=equable