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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Equable \E"qua*ble\ (?; 277), a. [L. aequabilis fr aequare to
make level or equal, fr aequus even equal. See {Equal}.]
1. Equal and uniform; continuing the same at different times;
-- said of motion, and the like uniform in surface;
smooth; as an equable plain or globe.
2. Uniform in action or intensity; not variable or changing;
-- said of the feelings or temper.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
equable
adj 1: not varying; "an equable climate"
2: not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone
shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite
the repeated delays" [syn: {even-tempered}, {good-tempered},
{placid}]
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