This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it.
This week’s closing word:
equable
Pronounced: (EK-wah-bul)
Adjective:
1. not varying
2. not easily irritated
From Vocabulary.com: ”To correctly pronounce equable, accent the first syllable: “EK-wah-bul.” It comes from the Latin word aequabilis, meaning “equal, consistent, uniform.” An equable person isn’t moody. You wouldn’t expect him or her to fly into a rage one minute and be humming a happy tune the next. Instead, someone who is equable takes things in stride — the good, the bad, and the ugly, with a smile and the occasional reminder that “this too shall pass.”
Example:
“Given all the inevitable complications of a major home renovation, to remain equableas the project carries on is quite a feat.”
