equable
pronunciation
How to pronounce equable in British English:
UK [ˈekwəbl]
How to pronounce equable in American English:
US [ˈɛkwəbəl, ˈikwə-]
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- Adjective:
- not varying
- not easily irritated
Word Origin
- equable (adj.)
- 1670s, back-formation from equability or else from Latin aequabilis "equal, consistent, uniform," from aequare "make uniform" (see equate). Related: Equably; equableness.
Example
- 1. Tom 's a very equable sort of guy .
- 2. He was too equable to fret over the demands that were laid on him .
- 3. In his 1855 preface to leaves of grass , whitman declares that " of all mankind the great poet is the equable man . "
- 4. In his 1855 preface to " leaves of grass " , whitman declares that " of all mankind the great poet is the equable man . "
- 5. I have never seen her get angry , she has a very equable temperament .