as in temperate
marked by temperatures that are neither too high nor too low
an area with an equable climate would be our first choice for a place in which to settle
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Recent Examples of equable
But apart from displaying an occasional streak of stubbornness, Varsha too is an equable child who has never done anything surprising or untoward—at least not until 20 September 1969.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Many aeronautical firsts occurred in the equable skies above this city.
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Eric Duvall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
Journalism’s trainer Michael McCarthy has been quite equable about all the chatter out of that direction.
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Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
Wolcott is an equable type with cropped dark hair and a preference for business-casual attire, which in the Pacific Northwest qualifies as formal wear.
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E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
15 Jan. 2024
The elves with which the casual viewer or reader is familiar may be noble, equable creatures.
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Jack Butler,
National Review,
31 Dec. 2023
Its colorful international cast of players and their equable manager, Carlo Ancelotti — returning after years to reverse the team’s fortunes — might easily have been invented in a Hollywood writers room.
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Los Angeles Times Staff,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2023
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Many aeronautical firsts occurred in the equable skies above this city.
—
Eric Duvall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
Journalism’s trainer Michael McCarthy has been quite equable about all the chatter out of that direction.
—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
Wolcott is an equable type with cropped dark hair and a preference for business-casual attire, which in the Pacific Northwest qualifies as formal wear.
—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
15 Jan. 2024
The elves with which the casual viewer or reader is familiar may be noble, equable creatures.
—
Jack Butler,
National Review,
31 Dec. 2023
Its colorful international cast of players and their equable manager, Carlo Ancelotti — returning after years to reverse the team’s fortunes — might easily have been invented in a Hollywood writers room.
—
Los Angeles Times Staff,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equable
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Best Time to Visit Since San Luis Obispo is located near California's coast, the climate stays temperate all year round.
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With warm temperatures in the summer that remain temperate through the winter, there’s never a bad time to visit Biloxi.
Adjective
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The humidity lifts, replaced by bright, mild days made for the historic streets of Savannah and Charleston, or the maritime forests and salt marshes beyond them.
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Scattered over the top were generous pebbles of queso panela, mild, milky and squeaky like halloumi.
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“Equable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equable. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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