English → Latin
“companionable” in Latin
commoduscomfortable, commodious, suitable, useful, convenient, becoming; opportune, timely, tidy; pleasant, friendlyaffābilisthat can be easily spoken to or accessed; affable, courteous, kind, friendlysociābilisthat may be easily united or joined together, sociablecongregābilissocial, gregariousfacilisthat may or can be done or made; easy, facile; ready, quick, easily movingīnsociābilisunable to combine with others, unsociablemōrōsuscaptious, persnickety, fastidious, difficult (to please); peevish, wayward, capricious
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
companionable
commodus (who suits his manners to those of others, sociable): affabilis (who is ready to speak to persons; condescending in conversation and intercourse): sociabilis (inclined for intercourse with others): congregabilis (easily to be united with a flock or society; sociable): facilis (sociable, as quality of character): not companionable, insociabilis: rari aditus (of persons to whom one has not easily access, inaccessible): morosus (sullen): A companionable character, mores commodi; to be a companionable person, moribus esse commodis. Vid: SOCIAL.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for companionable?
- The usual Latin words for “companionable” are commodus, affābilis, sociābilis; also congregābilis, facilis, īnsociābilis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.