EQUABLE


Meaning of EQUABLE in English

eq ‧ ua ‧ ble /ˈekwəb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: aequabilis , from aequare ; ⇨ ↑ equate ]

1 . formal someone who is equable remains calm and happy and does not often get annoyed:

a young man with a naturally equable temperament

2 . technical equable weather is neither too hot nor too cold SYN temperate :

a place with a pleasant, equable climate

—equably adverb :

She smiled equably.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.