equable

Pronunciation: /ˈɛk.wə.bəl/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective not varying
  2. adjective not easily irritated

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin aequābilis, from aequō (“make level”), from aequus (“even, level”).

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