— equability, equableness , n. — equably , adv.
/ek"weuh beuhl, ee"kweuh-/ , adj.
1. free from many changes or variations; uniform: an equable climate; an equable temperament.
2. uniform in operation or effect, as laws.
[ 1635-45; aequabilis that can be made equal, similar, equiv. to aequ ( us ) equal, even + -abilis -ABLE ]
Syn. 1. steady, even, temperate.
Ant. 1. variable.