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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

E'QUABLE, a. [L. oequabilis, from oequus, equal, even, oeguo, to equal, to level.]
1. Equal and uniform at all times, as motion. An equable motion continues the same in degree of velocity, neither accelerated nor retarded.
2. Even; smooth; having a uniform surface or form; as an equable glove or plain.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: not varying; "an equable climate"
2: not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the repeated delays" [syn: equable, even-tempered, good- tempered, placid]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Latin aequabilis, from aequare to make level or equal, from aequus Date: 1677 1. marked by lack of variation or change ; uniform <an equable distance apart> 2. marked by lack of noticeable, unpleasant, or extreme variation or inequality <an equable temperament> Synonyms: see steady • equability noun • equableness noun • equably adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 even; not varying. 2 uniform and moderate (an equable climate). 3 (of a person) not easily disturbed or angered. Derivatives: equability n. equably adv. Etymology: L aequabilis (as EQUATE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Equable E"qua*ble (?; 277), a. [L. aequabilis, fr. aequare to make level or equal, fr. aequus even, equal. See Equal.] 1. Equal and uniform; continuing the same at different times; -- said of motion, and the like; uniform in surface; smooth; as, an equable plain or globe. 2. Uniform in action or intensity; not variable or changing; -- said of the feelings or temper.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If you describe someone as equable, you mean that they are calm, cheerful, and fair with other people, even in difficult circumstances. He was a man of the most equable temper... ADJ • equably She wasn't prepared to respond equably to Richardson's mood, and she spoke curtly. ADV: ADV after v

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Even, uniform, equal, steady, regular, even-tempered, always the same.

Moby Thesaurus

accordant, alike, automatic, balanced, calm, collected, composed, consistent, consonant, constant, continuous, cool, correspondent, dispassionate, easygoing, equal, equivalent, even, even-tempered, flat, homogeneous, immutable, imperturbable, invariable, level, level-headed, levelheaded, measured, mechanical, methodic, methodical, monolithic, of a piece, ordered, orderly, peaceful, persistent, placid, regular, reposeful, robotlike, same, serene, smooth, stabile, stable, steadfast, steady, systematic, tranquil, unbroken, unchangeable, unchanged, unchanging, undeviating, undifferentiated, undiversified, unflappable, uniform, unruffled, unvaried, unvarying