"equable" meaning in English

See equable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɛk.wə.bəl/ [General-American, UK] Audio: en-us-equable.ogg [US] Forms: more equable [comparative], most equable [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin aequābilis, from aequō (“make level”), from aequus (“even, level”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|aequābilis}} Latin aequābilis, {{m|la|aequō||make level}} aequō (“make level”), {{m|la|aequus||even, level}} aequus (“even, level”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} equable (comparative more equable, superlative most equable)
  1. Unvarying, calm and steady; constant and uniform. Synonyms (at a constant rate): regular Synonyms (unvarying, calm and steady): constant Translations (calm and steady): спокоен (spokoen) (Bulgarian), уравновесен (uravnovesen) (Bulgarian), gelijkmatig (Dutch), سوی (seviy) (Ottoman Turkish), ро́вный (róvnyj) (Russian), равноме́рный (ravnomérnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-equable-en-adj-HOGnk5fd Disambiguation of 'at a constant rate': 100 0 0 Disambiguation of 'unvarying, calm and steady': 89 0 10 Disambiguation of 'calm and steady': 81 0 19
  2. (of temperature) Free from extremes of heat or cold. Translations (free from extremes of heat or cold): равномерен (ravnomeren) (Bulgarian), умерен (umeren) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-equable-en-adj-ErES5~ar Disambiguation of 'free from extremes of heat or cold': 0 99 0
  3. (of emotions etc) Not easily disturbed; tranquil. Categories (topical): Emotions Synonyms (not easily disturbed): imperturbable, steady, tranquil Translations (not easily disturbed; tranquil): спокоен (spokoen) (Bulgarian), уравнове́шенный (uravnovéšennyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-equable-en-adj-Gm-pxtEw Disambiguation of Emotions: 33 5 62 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 7 54 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 29 11 60 Disambiguation of 'not easily disturbed': 2 0 98 Disambiguation of 'not easily disturbed; tranquil': 6 0 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: uniform, unvarying, steady, æquable [archaic] Derived forms: equability, equableness, equably, inequable, unequable Related terms: equabile

Alternative forms

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