Equable
adjective
Calm and steady; not easily disturbed or upset.
Despite the pressure, she remained equable throughout the presentation.
Often appears as...
- remain equable
- equable temperament
adjective
Consistent or uniform; not varying or changing much.
The equable climate of the island attracts many tourists.
Often appears as...
- equable climate
- equable conditions
adjective
Calm and steady; not easily disturbed or upset.
Despite the pressure, she remained equable throughout the presentation.
Often appears as...
- remain equable
- equable temperament
adjective
Consistent or uniform; not varying or changing much.
The equable climate of the island attracts many tourists.
Often appears as...
- equable climate
- equable conditions
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Personality Trait
Use 'equable' to describe someone who stays calm, doesn't get angry or excited easily.
His equable nature made him a great team leader during stressful projects.
Pro Tip 2/3Under Stress
'Equable' shows composure, especially valuable when referring to behavior in tense situations.
The surgeon's equable demeanor kept the operating room calm.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Mood
While often mood-related, 'equable' can also describe a consistent response or approach.
His equable handling of criticisms won him respect.
Pro Tip 1/3Personality Trait
Use 'equable' to describe someone who stays calm, doesn't get angry or excited easily.
His equable nature made him a great team leader during stressful projects.
Pro Tip 2/3Under Stress
'Equable' shows composure, especially valuable when referring to behavior in tense situations.
The surgeon's equable demeanor kept the operating room calm.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Mood
While often mood-related, 'equable' can also describe a consistent response or approach.
His equable handling of criticisms won him respect.
Pro Tip 1/3Personality Trait
Use 'equable' to describe someone who stays calm, doesn't get angry or excited easily.
His equable nature made him a great team leader during stressful projects.
Pro Tip 2/3Under Stress
'Equable' shows composure, especially valuable when referring to behavior in tense situations.
The surgeon's equable demeanor kept the operating room calm.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Mood
While often mood-related, 'equable' can also describe a consistent response or approach.
His equable handling of criticisms won him respect.
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Quote examples
Isaac Newton
English Mathematician
It may be that there is no such thing as an equable motion, whereby time may be accurately measured. All motions may be accelerated or retarded, but the true, or equable, progress of absolute time is liable to no change.
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Washington Irving
American Writer
An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather.
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Andrew Jackson
American President
Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms.
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Robert W. Service
Scottish Poet
Avoid extremes: be moderate In saving and in spending; An equable and easy gait Will win an easy ending.
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Francis Parkman
American Historian
Our New England climate is mild and equable compared with that of the Platte.
Quote examples
Isaac Newton
English Mathematician
It may be that there is no such thing as an equable motion, whereby time may be accurately measured. All motions may be accelerated or retarded, but the true, or equable, progress of absolute time is liable to no change.
Quote examples
Washington Irving
American Writer
An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather.
Quote examples
Andrew Jackson
American President
Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms.
Quote examples
Robert W. Service
Scottish Poet
Avoid extremes: be moderate In saving and in spending; An equable and easy gait Will win an easy ending.
Quote examples
Francis Parkman
American Historian
Our New England climate is mild and equable compared with that of the Platte.
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