equable
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7.3
- adjective
- /ˈɛkwəbl/
- Despite the chaos around her, she maintained an equable demeanor throughout the meeting.
Examples
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And there was little Max riding along in his grocery cart baby seat, so mild and equable, staring at us.
Fiction book (1999) -
The right way to eat is the same as the right way to live: be "just, cheerful, equable, temperate, and orderly."
Blog text (13) -
I am in an equable mood.
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My mood, which had been equable all evening despite our situation, took a downward turn.
Fiction book (2001) -
A less equable man than I might find your questions impertinent.
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In other words, these gases could have created a super greenhouse effect that kept the Earth's temperatures equable while the sun was still relatively faint.
Academic text (1991) -
So they're all calm, equable, serene kinds of emotions.
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Her equable soul, as Conrad describes it, had been knocked off kilter.
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Even the normally equable Tardini wrote with irony, "And the facade?
Academic text (2006) -
Equable people can handle stressful situations without losing their temper.
Synonyms
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1.0
Not showing strong feelings and being very still
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1.0
Kind and not strong in action, sound, or touch
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1.0
Calm and quiet, without noise or trouble
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3.4
A person who is gentle, calm, and not aggressive
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3.4
Friendly and pleasant in a way people like
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4.0
Calm and sensible and good at making decisions in difficult situations
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5.0
Calm and not easily upset, like a quiet lake
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7.4
Not getting upset or excited in difficult situations
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4.1
Calm and not wanting to fight or argue
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3.5
Calm and not worried about problems
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Calm and not easily annoyed or angry
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3.2
Cheerful and friendly to other people
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8.1
Not easily upset or worried, even in difficult situations
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3.5
Being calm and friendly, not easily annoyed
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7.4
Calm and not showing strong feelings
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6.8
Calm and not showing strong or out of control feelings in a stressful situation
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Calm and steady in a difficult or dangerous situation
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9.5
Calm and steady in difficult situations
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6.5
Calm and unlikely to cause arguments
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6.7
Not likely to argue or cause disagreement
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7.9
Being very calm and not showing fear in a stressful situation
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6.1
Calm and in control of your feelings in difficult situations
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
equable = equal (semi-transparent) = equ + able
Related to 'equal' / 'even' in form and sense, but the specific emotional meaning 'calm, even-tempered' is a somewhat specialized shift and the form 'equ-' may not be obvious to learners.
Etymology
The word equable comes from the Latin root aequus, which means 'even' or 'level' and is the same idea behind equal. Think of a person who is like a level surface that does not rise or fall; an equable person stays calm and does not have big emotional ups and downs.