Companionable

Companionable silences proliferate, and I can say that my family knows well how golden and gracious these silences can be.

But today, everyone that shows up wins, this sun, this sky, these companionable partners, these comprehensible lines.

That’s underscored by the lack of passion in her companionable relationship with her plumber hubby Tim (Michael Gioia), who unquestioningly accepts the Bible as the guidebook to living.

Its British author, Simon Winder, writes in the companionable style of Bill Bryson, which is not what you want for serious history, necessarily, but it’s a lot of fun by the fireside.

In contrast to Vincent, historian William Chester Jordan concludes that the pair were a "companionable couple" who had a successful marriage by the standards of the day.

The Akita dog has all the qualities that appeal to me – he is gentle, companionable and trusty.