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Companionable definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COMPANIONABLE, a. Fit for good fellowship; qualified to be agreeable in company; sociable; agreeable as a companion.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: suggestive of companionship; "a companionable pet"

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 14th century marked by, conducive to, or suggestive of companionship ; sociable <companionable people> <companionable laughter> • companionability noun • companionableness noun • companionably adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. agreeable as a companion; sociable. Derivatives: companionableness n. companionably adv.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Companionable Com*pan"ion*a*ble, a. Fitted to be a companion; fit for good fellowship; agreeable; sociable. ``Each companionable guest.'' --Mallett. ``Companionable wit.'' --Clarendon. -- Com*pan"ion*a*ble*ness, n. -- Com*pan"ion*a*bly, adv.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If you describe a person as companionable, you mean they are friendly and pleasant to be with. (WRITTEN) = affable ADJ [approval] • companionably They walked companionably back to the house. ADV: ADV with v

Moby Thesaurus

affable, amiable, civil, clubbable, clubbish, clubby, communicative, companionate, compatible, congenial, courteous, fit for society, fond of society, friendly, genial, gregarious, hospitable, sociable, social, social-minded, urbane