Companionable

  • 21companionable — com·pan·ion·able …

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  • 22companionable — com•pan•ion•a•ble [[t]kəmˈpæn yə nə bəl[/t]] adj. possessing the qualities of a good companion; congenial • Etymology: 1350–1400 com•pan ion•a•bil′i•ty, com•pan′ion•a•ble•ness, n. com•pan′ion•a•bly, adv …

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  • 23companionable — /kəmˈpænjənəbəl / (say kuhm panyuhnuhbuhl) adjective fitted to be a companion; sociable. –companionableness, noun –companionably, adverb …

  • 24companionable — adj. agreeable as a companion; sociable. Derivatives: companionableness n. companionably adv …

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  • 25Companionableness — Companionable Com*pan ion*a*ble, a. Fitted to be a companion; fit for good fellowship; agreeable; sociable. Each companionable guest. Mallett. Companionable wit. Clarendon. {Com*pan ion*a*ble*ness}, n. {Com*pan ion*a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 26Companionably — Companionable Com*pan ion*a*ble, a. Fitted to be a companion; fit for good fellowship; agreeable; sociable. Each companionable guest. Mallett. Companionable wit. Clarendon. {Com*pan ion*a*ble*ness}, n. {Com*pan ion*a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 27companionably — companionable ► ADJECTIVE ▪ friendly and sociable. DERIVATIVES companionably adverb …

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  • 28social — adj Social, gregarious, cooperative, convivial, companionable, hospitable are comparable rather than synonymous terms that all involve and often stress the idea of having or manifesting a liking for or attraction to the company of others. Social …

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  • 29sociable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. gregarious, friendly, amiable. See sociality.Ant., unfriendly, unsocial. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. affable, genial, companionable; see friendly 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. gregarious,… …

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  • 30social — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. gregarious, friendly; fashionable; communal, public. n. social gathering, get together, party. See sociality, party, humanity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Concerning human affairs] Syn. mundane,… …

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