Equable means not easily upset, tranquil, uniform, steady, or free from extremes.
Equable significa não se abalar facilmente, ser tranquilo, uniforme ou livre de extremos.
| Front | equable \EK-wuh-buhl, EE-kwuh-\ |
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| Back | adjective 1. Not easily upset; tranquil. 2. Uniform; steady. 3. Free from extremes. [From Latin aequus (even, equal). Earliest documented use: before 1676.] "It takes a lot to disturb the equable temperament of Celtic goalkeeper Jonathan Gould." - Ian Paul; Enforced Rest Has Left Gould Seething; The Herald (Glasgow, Scotland); Sep 29, 1999. "What was, until quite recently, predictable, temperate, mild, and equable British weather, now sees the seasons reversed and temperature and rainfall records broken almost every year." - John Vidal; Extreme Weather Ahead; The Guardian (London, UK); Jun 14, 2011. |
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