equableadj.

/ˈɛkwəb(ə)l/

/ˈiːkwəb(ə)l/

Forms: Also 1600s–1700s æquable.

Etymology: < Latin aequābilis, < aequāre to make level or equal, < aequus equal.

1. Uniform, free from fluctuation or variation.

a. Of motions or continuous phenomena: Maintaining a constant level of speed or intensity. †Also of periods of time: uniform in duration.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [adjective] > uniform or free from fluctuation

evena1325

steady1548

uniform1559

equal1661

equablea1676

steadyish1833

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) ii. ix. 224, 25 Apocatastases annorum, which amounted to 36525 equable Years.

1715 tr. D. Gregory Elements Astron. I. iii. §11. 405 The apparent motion of the Sun will be equable.

1799 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 1 279 The pulse slower, more uniform and equable.

1808 J. Webster Elem. Nat. Philos. (new ed.) 29 Its parallels express the equable time of motion.

1811 A. T. Thomson London Dispensatory i. p. xxviii Mercury is the liquid best adapted for thermometers; its expansion being most equable.

1812 R. Woodhouse Elem. Treat. Astron. xviii. 188 Kepler's discovery of the equable description of areas.

1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VII. ii. lvi. 113 The slow, solemn, and equable march of the troops.

b. Of temperature: Free from extremes (or sudden changes) of heat and cold.

ΚΠ

1807 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 17 292 Those parts of the kingdom where they may enjoy the most equable state of temperature.

1860 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea (ed. 8) xvii. §728 Thus the equable climates of Western Europe are accounted for.

c. Of the feelings, mind, temper, etc.: Even, not easily disturbed. Of a course of events: Free from vicissitudes, tranquil. Of literary style: Maintaining a constant level, uniform.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > [adjective]

eveneOE

still1340

unperturbeda1450

unmovedc1480

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lowna1500

calma1568

calmya1586

unpassionatea1586

smartless1593

reposeful1594

dispassionate1595

recollected1595

unaffectedc1595

unpassioned?1605

unpassionated1611

collecteda1616

tranquila1616

untouched1616

impassionate1621

composed1628

dispassioneda1631

tranquillous1638

slow1639

serene1640

dispassionated1647

imperturbed1652

unruffled1654

reposing1655

equanimous1656

perplacid1660

placate1662

equal1680

collect1682

cooled1682

posed1693

sedate1693

impassive1699

uninflamed1714

unexcited1735

unalarmed1756

unfanned1764

unagitated1772

undistraught1773

recollected1792

equable1796

unfussy1823

take-it-easy1825

unflurried1854

cool1855

comfortable1856

disimpassioned1860

tremorless1869

unpressured1879

unrippled1883

ice-cool1891

unrattled1891

Zen-likea1908

unrestless1919

steadyish1924

ataractic1941

relaxed1958

nonplussed1960

loose1968

Zenned-out1968

downtempo1972

mellowed1977

de-stressed1999

1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France in Wks. (1842) II. 341 [Military ardour] is a cool, steady, deliberate principle, always present, always equable.

1815 W. Wordsworth Poems I. 229 In worlds whose course is equable and pure.

1836 J. H. Newman Parochial Serm. (1837) III. xxiii. 375 A calm and equable piety.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 468 His oratory was more correct and equable than theirs.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. Pref. p. xii An English translation..should be..equable in style.

1876 W. Black Madcap Violet xvi. 140 An equable temper is the greatest gift a man can possess.

2. Free from inequalities; uniform throughout its extent or range of operation; equally proportioned.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [adjective]

oneOE

consimilec1400

suinga1425

even?c1425

agreeable1512

uniform1540

consemblable?1541

suant1547

constantc1550

just?1556

similar1563

similary1564

unvaried1570

uniformal1574

consimilar1577

homogeneana1601

homogeneal1603

homogene1607

invariable1607

of a piece1607

undistinguisheda1616

univocal1615

immutable1621

uniformable1632

solemn1639

homogeneous1646

consistent1651

pariformal1651

self-consistent1651

congeniousa1656

level1655

undiversificated1659

equal1663

of one make1674

invarieda1676

congenerous1683

undiversified1684

equable1693

solid1699

consisting1700

tranquil1794

unbranching1826

horizontal1842

sole1845

self-similar1847

homoeomeric1865

equiformal1883

monochrome1970

1693 R. Bentley Boyle Lect. viii. 32 They would have the vast Body of a Planet..to be every where smooth and equable.

1812 H. Davy Elements Chem. Philos. 233 Elastic fluids have a tendency to rapid equable mixture.

1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece V. xlii. 205 A new valuation..with a view to a more equable system of taxation.

1845 T. Carlyle in O. Cromwell Lett. & Speeches II. 233 A mere equable division of representatives.

1847 B. Disraeli Tancred II. iii. iv. 41 A rich subdued and equable tint overspread this visage.

1854 E. Ronalds & T. Richardson Knapp's Chem. Technol. (ed. 2) I. 205 A channel of equable diameter.

†3. Characterized by justice or fairness; = equitable adj. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > rightness or justice > [adjective] > fair or equitable

evenOE

skillwisea1300

leal1352

faira1387

mensurablea1398

equal1535

squarea1616

candid1643

equable1643

equitable1646

conscionable1647

1643 Sir T. Browne Religio Medici (authorized ed.) ii. §13 Becomming equable to others, I become unjust to myself.

1839 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) III. 61 The..cultivation of their fertile and equably divided territory.]

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	equable
释义	equableadj. /ˈɛkwəb(ə)l//ˈiːkwəb(ə)l/ Forms: Also 1600s–1700s æquable. Etymology: < Latin aequābilis, < aequāre to make level or equal, < aequus equal. 1. Uniform, free from fluctuation or variation. a. Of motions or continuous phenomena: Maintaining a constant level of speed or intensity. †Also of periods of time: uniform in duration. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [adjective] > uniform or free from fluctuation evena1325 steady1548 uniform1559 equal1661 equablea1676 steadyish1833 a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) ii. ix. 224, 25 Apocatastases annorum, which amounted to 36525 equable Years. 1715 tr. D. Gregory Elements Astron. I. iii. §11. 405 The apparent motion of the Sun will be equable. 1799 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 1 279 The pulse slower, more uniform and equable. 1808 J. Webster Elem. Nat. Philos. (new ed.) 29 Its parallels express the equable time of motion. 1811 A. T. Thomson London Dispensatory i. p. xxviii Mercury is the liquid best adapted for thermometers; its expansion being most equable. 1812 R. Woodhouse Elem. Treat. Astron. xviii. 188 Kepler's discovery of the equable description of areas. 1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VII. ii. lvi. 113 The slow, solemn, and equable march of the troops. b. Of temperature: Free from extremes (or sudden changes) of heat and cold. ΚΠ 1807 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 17 292 Those parts of the kingdom where they may enjoy the most equable state of temperature. 1860 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea (ed. 8) xvii. §728 Thus the equable climates of Western Europe are accounted for. c. Of the feelings, mind, temper, etc.: Even, not easily disturbed. Of a course of events: Free from vicissitudes, tranquil. Of literary style: Maintaining a constant level, uniform. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > [adjective] eveneOE still1340 unperturbeda1450 unmovedc1480 quietful1494 lowna1500 calma1568 calmya1586 unpassionatea1586 smartless1593 reposeful1594 dispassionate1595 recollected1595 unaffectedc1595 unpassioned?1605 unpassionated1611 collecteda1616 tranquila1616 untouched1616 impassionate1621 composed1628 dispassioneda1631 tranquillous1638 slow1639 serene1640 dispassionated1647 imperturbed1652 unruffled1654 reposing1655 equanimous1656 perplacid1660 placate1662 equal1680 collect1682 cooled1682 posed1693 sedate1693 impassive1699 uninflamed1714 unexcited1735 unalarmed1756 unfanned1764 unagitated1772 undistraught1773 recollected1792 equable1796 unfussy1823 take-it-easy1825 unflurried1854 cool1855 comfortable1856 disimpassioned1860 tremorless1869 unpressured1879 unrippled1883 ice-cool1891 unrattled1891 Zen-likea1908 unrestless1919 steadyish1924 ataractic1941 relaxed1958 nonplussed1960 loose1968 Zenned-out1968 downtempo1972 mellowed1977 de-stressed1999 1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France in Wks. (1842) II. 341 [Military ardour] is a cool, steady, deliberate principle, always present, always equable. 1815 W. Wordsworth Poems I. 229 In worlds whose course is equable and pure. 1836 J. H. Newman Parochial Serm. (1837) III. xxiii. 375 A calm and equable piety. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 468 His oratory was more correct and equable than theirs. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. Pref. p. xii An English translation..should be..equable in style. 1876 W. Black Madcap Violet xvi. 140 An equable temper is the greatest gift a man can possess. 2. Free from inequalities; uniform throughout its extent or range of operation; equally proportioned. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [adjective] oneOE consimilec1400 suinga1425 even?c1425 agreeable1512 uniform1540 consemblable?1541 suant1547 constantc1550 just?1556 similar1563 similary1564 unvaried1570 uniformal1574 consimilar1577 homogeneana1601 homogeneal1603 homogene1607 invariable1607 of a piece1607 undistinguisheda1616 univocal1615 immutable1621 uniformable1632 solemn1639 homogeneous1646 consistent1651 pariformal1651 self-consistent1651 congeniousa1656 level1655 undiversificated1659 equal1663 of one make1674 invarieda1676 congenerous1683 undiversified1684 equable1693 solid1699 consisting1700 tranquil1794 unbranching1826 horizontal1842 sole1845 self-similar1847 homoeomeric1865 equiformal1883 monochrome1970 1693 R. Bentley Boyle Lect. viii. 32 They would have the vast Body of a Planet..to be every where smooth and equable. 1812 H. Davy Elements Chem. Philos. 233 Elastic fluids have a tendency to rapid equable mixture. 1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece V. xlii. 205 A new valuation..with a view to a more equable system of taxation. 1845 T. Carlyle in O. Cromwell Lett. & Speeches II. 233 A mere equable division of representatives. 1847 B. Disraeli Tancred II. iii. iv. 41 A rich subdued and equable tint overspread this visage. 1854 E. Ronalds & T. Richardson Knapp's Chem. Technol. (ed. 2) I. 205 A channel of equable diameter. †3. Characterized by justice or fairness; = equitable adj. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > rightness or justice > [adjective] > fair or equitable evenOE skillwisea1300 leal1352 faira1387 mensurablea1398 equal1535 squarea1616 candid1643 equable1643 equitable1646 conscionable1647 1643 Sir T. Browne Religio Medici (authorized ed.) ii. §13 Becomming equable to others, I become unjust to myself. View more context for this quotation 1839 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) III. 61 The..cultivation of their fertile and equably divided territory.] This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1643
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