equableness


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eq·ua·ble

 (ĕk′wə-bəl, ē′kwə-)
adj.
1. Unvarying; steady: "In the equable equatorial zone there is no such struggle against the climate" (David Campbell).
2. Not easily disturbed; serene: an equable temper.
[Latin aequābilis, from aequāre, to make even, from aequus, even, level.]
eq′ua·bil′i·ty, eq′ua·ble·ness n.
eq′ua·bly adv.
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And she had deliberately permeated her house with her personal atmosphere of coolness, and freshness, and equableness. Nor had she been ignorant of such assets as surprise and charm.
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