Antonyms for equable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ek-wuh-buhl, ee-kwuh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛk wə bəl, ˈi kwə-


Definition of equable

Origin :
  • 1670s, back-formation from equability or else from Latin aequabilis "equal, consistent, uniform," from aequare "make uniform" (see equate).
  • adj steady, calm
Example sentences :
  • And she had the most equable of dispositions, her laughter ever rang out so heartily!
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
  • Who would prefer such an alternation to the equable life of pure thought?
  • Extract from : « Philebus » by Plato
  • Mrs de Barral was an equable, unassuming woman, at that time.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
  • A full and equable contempt would soon do away with that, too.
  • Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
  • The men were happy, not hilariously so, but in a placid, equable fashion.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • In spite of his sad rebuff, the spirit of John Pike had been equable.
  • Extract from : « Crocker's Hole » by R. D. Blackmore
  • Therefore, these things did not surprise the calm, equable mind of Jem.
  • Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan
  • They hardly knew the man, usually so equable and quiet as to be almost stolid.
  • Extract from : « That Stick » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • The climate was declared to be unequalled, salubrious, equable, pleasant and bracing.
  • Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore
  • Difficult to tell the age of that type, so discreet and equable.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 4, 1914 » by Various

Synonyms for equable

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