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æquable

æquable is the archaic spelling of equable.

Meaning of equable

Adjective

equable (comparative more equable, superlative most equable)

  1. Unvarying, calm and steady; constant and uniform.
    • The cheerful influence of the morning seemed to have some effect, even upon his equable temper.1841, Charles Dickens, chapter LXXXV, in Barnaby Rudge
    Synonyms:
    constant, regular
  2. Free from extremes of heat or cold.
    • The indulgences of habit she would not resign, therefore held by the pleasures of the table; but the comforts of equable heat, which was particularly necessary, she denied herself much too long, and resisted warm clothing most determinately;...1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter LVII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 107
  3. Not easily disturbed; tranquil.

Forms of æquable

comparativemore æquable
superlativemost æquable

Questions about æquable

What is æquable the archaic spelling of?
Æquable is the archaic spelling of equable.

Words near æquable in the dictionary

  1. æonial
  2. æonian
  3. æonic
  4. æons
  5. æquability
  6. æquable
  7. æqual
  8. æqualities
  9. æquality
  10. æqualize
  11. æquall

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Adapted from Wiktionary: æquable (page history and authors); equable (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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