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companionable

[kuhm-pan-yuh-nuh-buhl]

com·pan·ion·a·ble

[kuhm-pan-yuh-nuh-buhl]
adjective
possessing the qualities of a good companion; pleasant to be with; congenial.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English. See companion1, -able

com·pan·ion·a·bil·i·ty, com·pan·ion·a·ble·ness, noun
com·pan·ion·a·bly, adverb
un·com·pan·ion·a·ble, adjective
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Companionable has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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companionable (kəmˈpænjənəbəl)
 
adj
suited to be a companion; sociable
 
com'panionableness
 
n
 
companiona'bility
 
n
 
com'panionably
 
adv

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