equable

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Calm and not easily upset.

   Even under pressure, she kept her equable manner and never raised her voice.

2. 2
   adj

   Steady and free from extreme changes, especially of weather.

   The island enjoys an equable climate, with warm days all year round.

Learned borrowing from Latin aequābilis, from aequō (“make level”), from aequus (“even, level”).

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