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Explore Equable through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like temperate or placid. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Equable in a sentence

Equable meaning

  1. Unvarying, calm and steady; constant and uniform.
  2. Free from extremes of heat or cold.
  3. Not easily disturbed; tranquil.

Synonyms of Equable

temperate even-tempered good-tempered placid good-natured

Related words

Other words often associated with Equable or its synonyms:

tranquil mild amiable calm content restrained pleasant unruffled clement still intemperate contented

Using Equable

  • The main meaning on this page is: Unvarying, calm and steady; constant and uniform. | Free from extremes of heat or cold. | Not easily disturbed; tranquil.
  • Useful related words include: temperate, even-tempered, good-tempered, placid.
  • In the example corpus, equable often appears in combinations such as: equable climate, most equable.

Context around Equable

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

warmer 1× 1990 1×

Often after:

climate 4× fellow 1× climates 1× temperature 1×

Sentence patterns with Equable

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a warmer equable climate being 1× as the equable climate problem 1× barron 1990 equable climates during 1× generally an equable fellow but 1× of its equable climate and 1× the most equable climate in 1× the most equable temperature in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the guinness book 2× a multitude of 1× mr pennycook one 1× sloan l c 1× this error has 1×

Common sentence endings:

in the world 2× and picturesque surroundings 1× call him pennycock 1× during earth history 1× equable climate problem 1× period of time 1×

Words around Equable

Just before it in the word index:

eqt 42 eqs 19 eqr 3 eqo 2 eqnr 3 eqm 3

Just after it in the word index:

equal 4.619 equaldex 2 equaled 72 equaling 30 equalisation 14 equalise 69

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Equable

  • In this selection, "equable" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, warmer, 1990, climate, fellow and climates stand out and add context to how "equable" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a warmer equable climate being and as the equable climate problem. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "equable" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with equable

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This error has been classified as the “equable climate problem”. (10 words)

Sloan, L. C., and E. J. Barron, 1990: “Equable” climates during Earth history? (13 words)

The Guinness Book of World Records has cited Saipan as having the most equable climate in the world. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Some come for its warm mineral springs, with temperatures of 21 °C (70 °F), others for its whey cure, and still others on account of its equable climate and picturesque surroundings. (31 words)

Mr Pennycook, one of life’s wet hankies, is generally an equable fellow but I am told he hates it when people mistakenly call him ‘Pennycock’. (26 words)

A multitude of proxies support the presence of a warmer equable climate being present during this period of time. (19 words)

Question examples

Sloan, L. C., and E. J. Barron, 1990: “Equable” climates during Earth history? (13 words)

Example sentences (7)

Mr Pennycook, one of life’s wet hankies, is generally an equable fellow but I am told he hates it when people mistakenly call him ‘Pennycock’.

A multitude of proxies support the presence of a warmer equable climate being present during this period of time.

Sloan, L. C., and E. J. Barron, 1990: “Equable” climates during Earth history?

Some come for its warm mineral springs, with temperatures of 21 °C (70 °F), others for its whey cure, and still others on account of its equable climate and picturesque surroundings.

The Guinness Book of World Records has cited Saipan as having the most equable climate in the world.

The Guinness Book of World Records has cited Saipan as having the most equable temperature in the world.

This error has been classified as the “equable climate problem”.

Common combinations with equable

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "equable" in a sentence?
An example: "Mr Pennycook, one of life’s wet hankies, is generally an equable fellow but I am told he hates it when people mistakenly call him ‘Pennycock’." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "equable" from authentic English texts.
What does "equable" mean?
Equable means: Unvarying, calm and steady; constant and uniform.
What are synonyms of "equable"?
Common synonyms of "equable" include: temperate, even-tempered, good-tempered, placid, good-natured.
How many example sentences with "equable" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "equable", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.