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companionable
com‧pan‧ion‧a‧ble/kəmˈpænjənəbəl/ adjective literary friendly and pleasant to be with: ▪ They sat together in companionable silence.
—companionably adverb
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS NOUN silence ▪ Robyn waited for him to break the spell of this wonderful, strangely companionable silence. ▪ He was teased about it but nevertheless would fetch up most evenings on my cot, smoking his chillum in companionable silence. ▪ Giancarlo smiled back and they walked along in companionable silence. ▪ We agreed about this message and sat in sad and companionable silence for a while. ▪ They often took long walks together, how ever, marching through the streets of London in companionable silence. ▪ But it wasn't a comfortable, companionable silence, at least not for Polly. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And some of those things make the Alien seem downright companionable. ▪ But it wasn't a comfortable, companionable silence, at least not for Polly. ▪ From it, as she passed, came the companionable muted clucking of hens settling for the night. ▪ He spoke seldom, but he was never impatient with her, always kind, a companionable father figure. ▪ He was teased about it but nevertheless would fetch up most evenings on my cot, smoking his chillum in companionable silence. ▪ Not pals, exactly, but companionable. ▪ We agreed about this message and sat in sad and companionable silence for a while. ▪ We will miss our colleagues and the companionable bright lights of the Charcot as she held station beside us through the nights.
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