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equable

UK/ˈɛk.wə.bəl/ US/ˈɛkwʌbʌl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

not varying

  • “an equable climate”
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2.

not easily irritated

  • “an equable temper”
  • “not everyone shared his placid temperament”
  • “remained placid despite the repeated delays”
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Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin aequābilis, from aequō (“make level”), from aequus (“even, level”).

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