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Definition of companionable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

companionable

adjective
 
/kəmˈpænjənəbl/
 
/kəmˈpænjənəbl/
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  1. friendly
    • They walked to the studio together in a companionable silence.
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryCompanionable is used with these nouns:
    • silence
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    Word Originearly 17th cent.: alteration of obsolete companiable, influenced by companion.
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