equable : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: equable	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
equable adj not varying; "an equable climate" not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the repeated delays" Synonym(s): equable, even-tempered, good- tempered, placid
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Equable \E"quable\ (?; 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.