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Definition of companionable in English: companionableadjective kəmˈpanjənəb(ə)lkəmˈpænjənəb(ə)l 1Friendly and sociable. （人）友好的，友善的；好交际的 a companionable young man 友善的年轻男子。 Example sentencesExamples - But the site of them, unquarreling, almost companionable, prompted me to resume it.
- Amy didn't so much laugh as cough, and Father Marino, companionable, did too.
- Continuing upward, we passed an old log barn from which we could hear the companionable gurgles and neck bells of sheep, safely shut away behind a door.
- Others find him less than companionable because of these qualities.
- Annoyingly, they have for the most part turned out to be pleasant, companionable, warm, decent folk.
- Of the entire team, Elvira was the most companionable, genial and impressionable member, always bubbling with enthusiasm and high spirits.
- He loves me because he believes I am beautiful, and we are generally companionable.
- Then, too, Harrison was more of a companionable colleague than a charismatic authority figure who vigorously promoted his ideas and nurtured disciples.
- He was companionable to the few who came within his favor but never hesitated to speak his mind, however unpleasant the impression left.
- She is an informative, analytically rigorous, yet always companionable and deeply humane guide through the moral thicket that is early 21st century assisted reproduction.
- Literature is filled with companionable, often jesting and jawboning mates, an endless procession of Nicks and Noras and Mr. and Mrs. Bennetts.
- Jim finds him to be ‘a most companionable fellow’.
- She realized she had lost the companionable Nick and was once again confronted with the strange, quiet, and somewhat frightening, angry Nick.
- He is always a companionable narrator, but he also knows when to let his subjects speak for themselves.
- I wasn't far down my first beer when I decided he was probably the most companionable man I'd ever met.
- This battle-scared male veteran was missing his right eye and many teeth, had several fresh wounds which had to be treated, and yet was very compliant and companionable.
- The two evolved from antagonistic opponents to companionable partners, and would play practice rounds all day.
- Second, try to be at least a little companionable while we're stuck here.
Synonyms friendly, affable, cordial, genial, congenial, amiable, easy-going, approachable, sympathetic, well disposed, good-natured, neighbourly, hospitable, comradely, easy to get along with sociable, convivial, outgoing, extrovert, extroverted, gregarious, company-loving, hail-fellow-well-met informal chummy, pally British informal matey North American informal buddy-buddy, clubby, regular - 1.1 (of a situation) relaxed and pleasant because shared with friends or friendly people.
（情况）（因与友人分担）轻松自在的，从容的；令人愉快的 they walked in companionable silence 他们轻松自在而又安静地散步。 Example sentencesExamples - Her mother and father were seated together on the sofa, sharing the evening's newspaper in companionable silence.
- The two drank their coffees in companionable silence, both significantly more relaxed than when they came in.
- After that remark, the three friends kept to a companionable silence.
- It was that nice companionable silence again, and I enjoyed it.
- They are sharing, in a companionable silence somehow caught on camera, a moment of profound reflection and thought.
OriginEarly 17th century: alteration of obsolete companiable, influenced by companion1. Definition of companionable in US English: companionableadjectivekəmˈpanyənəb(ə)lkəmˈpænjənəb(ə)l 1(of a person) friendly and sociable. （人）友好的，友善的；好交际的 a companionable young man 友善的年轻男子。 Example sentencesExamples - Second, try to be at least a little companionable while we're stuck here.
- Of the entire team, Elvira was the most companionable, genial and impressionable member, always bubbling with enthusiasm and high spirits.
- I wasn't far down my first beer when I decided he was probably the most companionable man I'd ever met.
- Then, too, Harrison was more of a companionable colleague than a charismatic authority figure who vigorously promoted his ideas and nurtured disciples.
- He is always a companionable narrator, but he also knows when to let his subjects speak for themselves.
- The two evolved from antagonistic opponents to companionable partners, and would play practice rounds all day.
- She realized she had lost the companionable Nick and was once again confronted with the strange, quiet, and somewhat frightening, angry Nick.
- But the site of them, unquarreling, almost companionable, prompted me to resume it.
- He loves me because he believes I am beautiful, and we are generally companionable.
- He was companionable to the few who came within his favor but never hesitated to speak his mind, however unpleasant the impression left.
- Jim finds him to be ‘a most companionable fellow’.
- She is an informative, analytically rigorous, yet always companionable and deeply humane guide through the moral thicket that is early 21st century assisted reproduction.
- Annoyingly, they have for the most part turned out to be pleasant, companionable, warm, decent folk.
- Others find him less than companionable because of these qualities.
- Amy didn't so much laugh as cough, and Father Marino, companionable, did too.
- This battle-scared male veteran was missing his right eye and many teeth, had several fresh wounds which had to be treated, and yet was very compliant and companionable.
- Literature is filled with companionable, often jesting and jawboning mates, an endless procession of Nicks and Noras and Mr. and Mrs. Bennetts.
- Continuing upward, we passed an old log barn from which we could hear the companionable gurgles and neck bells of sheep, safely shut away behind a door.
Synonyms friendly, affable, cordial, genial, congenial, amiable, easy-going, approachable, sympathetic, well disposed, good-natured, neighbourly, hospitable, comradely, easy to get along with - 1.1 (of a shared situation) relaxed and pleasant.
they walked in companionable silence 他们轻松自在而又安静地散步。 Example sentencesExamples - Her mother and father were seated together on the sofa, sharing the evening's newspaper in companionable silence.
- It was that nice companionable silence again, and I enjoyed it.
- The two drank their coffees in companionable silence, both significantly more relaxed than when they came in.
- They are sharing, in a companionable silence somehow caught on camera, a moment of profound reflection and thought.
- After that remark, the three friends kept to a companionable silence.
OriginEarly 17th century: alteration of obsolete companiable, influenced by companion. |