equanimitable
equanimitable adjective: synonym of equanimous.
Adjective
equanimitable (comparative more equanimitable, superlative most equanimitable)
- Synonym of equanimous.
- He counseled that physicians be tolerant and equanimitable when their favorite patient is found placing reliance on a notorious nostrum.1959 January, ““To Thine Own Self Be True””, in Shaler Richardson, editor, The Journal of the Florida Medical Association, volume XLV, number 7, Jacksonville, Fla.: Florida Medical Association, page...
- Equitable bills its exhibit as “the exciting story of the population explosion,” but I find the growth of population depressing. I just can’t feel at all equanimitable about it.1964, International Science and Technology, issues 25–36, International Communications, page 83, column 2
- Synonyms:
- equanimous
Examples of equanimitable in a sentence
- Preference for equanimitable non-smoking serendipitous soul.1981 July 6, The Daily Telegraph, number 39211, London, page 10:
- Among the suspects, reported The Associated Press, were the equanimitable Henry Clay and Taylor’s own son-in-law, the impeccably scrupulous Jefferson Davis.1991, Editorials on File, volume 22, page 739:
- P. was apparently equanimitable about Roosevelt’s prospects.2008, James T. Wall, “Theodore Roosevelt’s World”, in Wall Street and the Fruited Plain: Money, Expansion, and Politics in the Gilded Age...
- The separatist element of society does not fight for equality, they fight for separatism, which is not a socially equanimitable philosophy.2008 May 1, Chris Jenkins, “A Dialogue on Race”, in Google Groups, "Minds Eye", archived from the original on 12 Jun 2023:
Synonyms of equanimitable
Forms of equanimitable
| comparative | more equanimitable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most equanimitable |
Origin of equanimitable
Likely from equanimity + -able.
Words formed from equanimitable
Questions about equanimitable
- What does equanimitable mean?
- Equanimitable means synonym of equanimous.
- How do you use equanimitable in a sentence?
- Preference for equanimitable non-smoking serendipitous soul.
- What part of speech is equanimitable?
- Equanimitable is an adjective.
Words near equanimitable in the dictionary
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