companionable

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

Origin of companionable

1
1350–1400; Middle English. See companion1, -able

Other words from companionable

  • 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

Words Nearby companionable

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How to use companionable in a sentence

  • During the first days and nights of his mother's illness, they had talked, or sat in companionable silence, by the hour.

    Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
  • The whole had a combination of companionable good humor, and instant aggression when necessary.

    The Woman Gives | Owen Johnson
  • During my absence it had pushed up higher and had spread its branches wider, but it was still the same companionable tree.

British Dictionary definitions for companionable

companionable

/ (kəmˈpænjənəbəl) /


adjective
  1. suited to be a companion; sociable

Derived forms of companionable

  • companionableness or companionability, noun
  • companionably, adverb

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