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equable

UK/ˈɛk.wə.bəl/

equable adjective: unvarying, calm and steady; constant and uniform.

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
    • Turning to the prisoner, "Budd," he said, and scarce in equable tones, "Budd, if you have aught further to say for yourself, say it now."1924, Herman Melville, chapter 18, in Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co.
    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.

equable meaning in Bengali and Malayalam

equable in Bengali

পরিবর্তিত হয় না এমন

equable in Malayalam

ഏറ്റക്കുറച്ചിലില്ലാത്ത, സമചിത്തമായ

Synonyms of equable

All synonyms of equable

Forms of equable

comparativemore equable
superlativemost equable
alternative form (archaic)æquable

Origin of equable

Learned borrowing from Latin aequābilis, from aequō (“make level”), from aequus (“even, level”).

Words formed from equable

Questions about equable

What does equable mean?
Equable means unvarying, calm and steady; constant and uniform.
What is equable in Bengali?
Equable in Bengali is পরিবর্তিত হয় না এমন. See Equable meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is equable?
Equable is an adjective.
How do you pronounce equable?
Equable is pronounced /ˈɛk.wə.bəl/ (UK).

Words near equable in the dictionary

  1. eQTL
  2. eQTLs
  3. equ-
  4. equabilities
  5. equability
  6. equable
  7. equableness
  8. equably
  9. Equador
  10. equaeval
  11. equafinality

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Adapted from Wiktionary: equable (page history and authors); equable (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); equable (Malayalam Wiktionary) (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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