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–adjective

1.	free from many changes or variations; uniform: an equable climate; an equable temperament.

2.	uniform in operation or effect, as laws.

[Origin: 1635–45; < L aequābilis that can be made equal, similar, equiv. to aequ(us) equal, even + -ābilis -able

]

—Related forms

eq·ua·bil·i·ty, eq·ua·ble·ness, noun

eq·ua·bly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. steady, even, temperate.

—Antonyms 1. variable.

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eq·ua·ble Audio Help (ěk'wə-bəl, ē'kwə-) Pronunciation Key
adj.

1. Unvarying; steady.
2. Free from extremes.
Not easily disturbed; serene: an equable temper.

[Latin aequābilis, from aequāre, to make even, from aequus, even, level.]

eq'ua·bil'i·ty, eq'ua·ble·ness n., eq'ua·bly adv.

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equable

1677, from L. æquabilis "equal, consistent, uniform," from æquare "make uniform." Equability is from 1531.

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equable
adjective
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"

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Equable

E`qua*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. aequabilitas, fr. aequabilis. See Equable.] The quality or condition of being equable; evenness or uniformity; as, equability of temperature; the equability of the mind.

For the celestial bodies, the equability and constancy of their motions argue them ordained by wisdom. --Ray.

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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.

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