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equable adjective [ ˈɛkwəb(ə)l ]

• not easily disturbed or angered; calm and even-tempered.
• "he could look sterner than his equable temperament would suggest"
Similar: even-tempered, calm, composed, collected, self-possessed, cool, and collected, relaxed, easy-going, at ease, as cool as a cucumber, nonchalant, insouciant, blithe, mellow, mild, serene, tranquil, placid, steady, stable, quiet, level-headed, imperturbable, unexcitable, unruffled, unperturbed, unflustered, undisturbed, unagitated, untroubled, well balanced, unflappable, unfazed, together, laid-back, nonplussed, equanimous,
Opposite: temperamental, excitable,
• not varying or fluctuating greatly.
• "an equable climate"
Similar: stable, constant, steady, even, uniform, regular, unvarying, consistent, unchanging, changeless, moderate, temperate, non-extreme, fair,
Opposite: uneven, extreme,
Origin: mid 17th century (in the sense ‘fair, equitable’): from Latin aequabilis, from aequare ‘make equal’ (see equate).


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