companionable
pronunciation
How to pronounce companionable in British English:
UK [kəmˈpæniənəbl]
How to pronounce companionable in American English:
US [kəmˈpænjənəbəl]
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- Adjective:
- suggestive of companionship
Word Origin
- companionable (adj.)
- 1620s, from companion + -able. Related: Companionably; companionability.
Example
- 1. We sat in companionable silence for a few minutes .
- 2. Reading together in companionable silence .
- 3. He 's a nice companionable sort of a person .
- 4. They spent the rest of the journey in companionable silence with a few sudden gasps from cecilia which resulted in a chuckle from alec .
- 5. They sat in companionable silence , listening to the soft splashes of fish jumping in the river .