Antonyms for equable

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ek-wuh-buhl, ee-kwuh-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛk wə bəl, ˈi kwə-

Definition of equable

Origin : 1670s, back-formation from equability or else from Latin aequabilis "equal, consistent, uniform," from aequare "make uniform" (see equate).

adj steady, calm

Example sentences :

And she had the most equable of dispositions, her laughter ever rang out so heartily!
Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola

Who would prefer such an alternation to the equable life of pure thought?
Extract from : « Philebus » by Plato

Mrs de Barral was an equable, unassuming woman, at that time.
Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad

A full and equable contempt would soon do away with that, too.
Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad

The men were happy, not hilariously so, but in a placid, equable fashion.
Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

In spite of his sad rebuff, the spirit of John Pike had been equable.
Extract from : « Crocker's Hole » by R. D. Blackmore

Therefore, these things did not surprise the calm, equable mind of Jem.
Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan

They hardly knew the man, usually so equable and quiet as to be almost stolid.
Extract from : « That Stick » by Charlotte M. Yonge

The climate was declared to be unequalled, salubrious, equable, pleasant and bracing.
Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore

Difficult to tell the age of that type, so discreet and equable.
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 4, 1914 » by Various

Synonyms for equable

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