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aequābĭlĭs, e, adj. [aequo], that can be made equal, equal, similar, like (“aequalis alterius staturae par; aequabile quod aequari potest,” Front. Differ. 2198 P.); class.; in Cic. very freq. (syn.: aequalis, aequus, planus, par, similis).

  1. I. Lit.: vis hostilis cum istoc fecit meas opes aequabiles, has made my property equal to his, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 52: par (sc. est jus), quod in omnes aequabile est, Cic. Inv. 2, 22, 68: praedae partitio, id. Off. 2, 11: in descriptione aequabili sumptus, id. Fl. 14, so id. N D. 1, 19 et saep.: mixtura vitiorum atque virtutum, Suet. Dom. 3.
  2. II. Transf
    1. A. Equal, consistent, uniform, equable; ut haec patientia dolorum … in omni genere se aequabilem praebeat, may appear as constantly equal to itself, Cic. Tusc. 2, 27; motus certus et aequabilis, id. N. D. 2, 9: moderati aequabilesque habitus, id. Fin 5, 12: fluvius, which always continues with the same current, id. Rep. 2, 5; so, pulvis, Sall. J. 53: aequabilior firmitas, Sen. Ep. 74: ver aequabile, Lact. 2, 11, 2.
      Hence, of discourse: aequabile et temperatum orationis genus, even and moderate style (opp vis dicendi major in orationibus, Cic. Off. 1, 1); tractus orationis lenis et aequabilis, id. de Or. 2, 13, 54: genus orationis fusum atque tractum et cum lenitate quadam aequabile profluens, id. ib. 15, 64.
    2. B. In relation to morals, equitable, just, right; constr. with in and acc. or absol.: status rei publicae. non in omnes ordines civitatis aequabilis, Cic. Rep. 2, 37: fidus Romanis, aequabilis in suos, Tac. A. 6, 31: jus aequabile, that deals alike with all, Cic. Inv. 1, 2: aequabilium legum conditor, Aur, Vict. Caes. 20, 23.
      Comp., Cic. Att. 5, 20.
      Adv.: aequābĭlĭter, uniformly, equally, in like manner, Cato, R. R. 103; Varr. R. R. 1, 6, 6; Cic. Off. 2, 11; id. N. D. 2, 45 et saep.
      Comp., Sall. C. 2.
      Sup. does not occur either in the adj. or adv.

aequābĭlĭtas, ātis, f. [aequabilis], the quality of aequabilis, equality, uniformity, evenness, equability (in the class. per., perh. only in Cic.; Lact. 5, 14).

  1. I. In gen.: motūs, Cic. N. D. 2, 5: universae vitae, tum singularum actionum, id. Off. 1, 31, 111; cf. id. ib. 26.
  2. II. Of law, equity, justice, impartiality (cf. aequabilis, II. B.): in rebus causisque civium aequabilitatis conservatio, impartiality, Cic. de Or. 1, 42, 188: in laude justitiae explicandum est quid cum fide, quid cum aequabilitate factum sit, id. ib. 2, 85.
    Of the administration of the state, an equal claim or title of all to the same political equality: ipsa aequabilitas est iniqua, cum habeat nullos gradus dignitatis, Cic. Rep. 1, 27.
  3. III. Of discourse, uniformity of style (cf. aequabilis, II.): elaborant alii in lenitate et aequabilitate et puro quasi quodam et candido genere dicendi, Cic. Or. 16, 53

aequābĭlĭter, adv., v. aequabilis fin.

aequaevus, a, um, adj. [aequus-aevum], of equal age, just as old, coeval (in gen. only poet.; esp. freq. in Claudian): amicus, Verg. A. 5. 452; so id. ib. 2, 561: aequaevi gregis, Sen. Agam. 673: majestas, Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 121: urbs aequaeva polo, id. Bell. Get. 54 et saep.
In prose: lotos aequaeva Urbi intellegitur, Plin. 16, 44, 86, § 236: auditor, Suet. Vit. Pers.

aequālis, e, adj. [aequo], that can be put on an equality with; conseq., equal, like; constr. with dat., absol. and as subst. with gen. (syn.: aequus, aequabilis, planus, par, similis).

  1. I. Lit.: partem pedis esse aequalom alteri parti, Cic. Or. 56, 188: paupertatem divitiis etiam inter homines aequalem esse, id. Leg. 2, 10, 24: aequalem se faciens Deo, Vulg. Joan. 5, 18: aequales angelis sunt, like, ib. Luc. 20, 36: nec enim aut linguā aut moribus aequales abhorrere (Bastarnas a Scordiscis), Liv. 40, 57, 7: ut sententiae sint membris aequalibus, Quint. 9, 3, 80: aequalis ponderis erunt omnes, Vulg. Exod. 30, 34; ib. Deut. 19, 7; ib. Apoc. 21, 16.
    As subst. with gen.: Creticus et ejus aequalis Paeon, Cic. Or. 64, 215. (Another constr., v. II.)
    Hence,
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. That can be compared in respect to age, of the same age, equally old.
      1. 1. Of persons.
        1. a. Of the same age, equal in years: cum neque me aspicere aequales dignarent meae. Pac. ap. Non. 470, 20 (Trag. Rel. p. 97 Rib.): patris cognatum atque aequalem, Archidemidem, nostine? Ter Eun. 2, 3, 35: adulescens ita dilexi senem, ut aequalem, Cic. Sen. 4, 10: P. Orbius, meus fere aequalis, id. Brut. 48 init.: Aristides aequalis fere ruit Themistocli, Nep. Arist. 1 al.
        2. b. In gen., contemporary, coeval; and subst., a contemporary, without definite reference to equality in age; Livius (Andronicus) Ennio aequalis fuit, Cic. Brut. 18: Philistus aequalis illorum temporum, id. Div 1, 20; Liv. 8, 40.
        3. c. In the comic poets, esp. in connection with amicus, of the same age: O amice salve mi atque aequalis, ut vales? Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 10; 2, 2, 50; Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 8; so id. Ad. 3, 4, 26: ne cuiquam suorum aequalium supplex siet, id. Phorm. 5, 6, 47.
      2. 2. Of things, coexal, coexistent, etc.: Deiotari benevolentia in populum Romanum est ipsius aequalis aetati, is as old as himself, has grown up with him, Cic. Phil. 11, 13: in memoriam notam et aequalem incurro, i. e. which belongs to our time, id. Brut. 69; id. Leg. 1, 2: ne istud Juppiter sierit urbem in aeternum conditam fragili huic et mortali corpori aequalem esse, i. e. should exist for an equally short time, Liv 28, 28.
        Rarely with cum: aequali tecum pubesceret aevo, Verg. A. 3, 491: fuit cum ea cupressus aequalis, Plin. 16, 44, 86, § 236.
    2. B. That can be compared in respect to size or form; of equal size, looking alike, resembling, similar: florentes aequali corpore Nymphae, Verg. Cir. 435: chorus aequalis Dryadum, a chorus of Dryads alike, id. G. 4, 460.
    3. C. Uniform, equable, unvarying; virtutes sunt inter se aequales et pares, Cic. de Or, 1, 18; 3, 14, 55: nil aequale homini fuit illi, Hor. S. 1, 3, 9: imber lentior aequaliorque, and more uniform, Liv. 24, 46: aequali ictu freta scindere, Ov M. 11, 463: Euphranor in quocumque genere excellens ac sibi aequalis, always equal to himself, Plin. 35, 11, 37, § 128: opus aequali quadam mediocritate, Quint. 10, 1, 54.
      Hence, but rarely, = aequus, of place, equal, uniform, level, smooth, even, plain, both in a horizontal and ascending direction: loca, Sall. J. 79: terra, Ov. M. 1, 34: gentes esse sine naribus aequali totius oris planitie, Plin. 6, 30, 35, § 187: mons aequali dorso continuus, Tac. A. 4, 47.
      Comp. prob. not used.
      * Sup.: aequalissima porticus, Tert. Anim. 17.
      Adv.: aequālĭter, equally, uniformly, in the same manner, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 70; id. Ac. 2, 11; id. Lael. 16, 58; Caes. B. G. 2, 18; Vulg. Deut. 19, 3; ib. 1 Par. 24, 31; ib. Sap. 6, 8.
      Comp., Tac. A. 15, 21.
      Sup. not used.

aequālĭtas, ātis, f. [aequalis], equality, similarity, uniformity (syn.: similitudo, planities, aequitas).

  1. I. In gen.: similitudo aequalitasque verborum, Cic. Part. Or 6: fraterna, id. Lig. 12; Vulg. 2 Cor. 8, 13, 14.
  2. II. In Tac. freq. of political equality, = ἰσοτιμία: omnes exutā aequalitate jussa principis aspectare, Tac. A. 1, 4; 3, 74; cf. id. ib. 26, and id. H. 2, 38.
  3. III. Of equality in age (cf. aequalis, II.): et aequalitas vestra et pares honorum gradus, Cic Brut. 42.
  4. IV. The equality, evenness of a place: maris, i. e. mare tranquillum, a calm, γαλήνη, Sen, Ep. 53: (Oesypum) carnes excrescentes ad aequalitatem reducit, Plin. 30, 13, 39, § 113.

aequālĭter, adv., v. aequalis fin.

* aequāmen, ĭnis, n. [aequo], an instrument for levelling or smoothing, as explanation of amussis, and syn. to levamentum, Varr. ap. Non. 9, 18.

* aequāmentum, i, n. [aequo], an equalling, requiting, translation of hostimentum, Non. 3, 26

Aequāna, ōrum, n. (sc. juga), a mountain range near Sorrentum, Sil. 5, 466.

‡ aequănĭmis [aequus-animus], adj. in Vet. Onomast. = εὐγνῶμων, kind, mild.
Adv.: aequănĭmĭter, calmly, with equanimity (only in later Lat.), Macr. S. 2, 4; Sulp. Dial. 1, 14; Amm. 19, 10; Tert. Patient. 8 al.

aequănĭmĭtas, ātis, f. [aequanimis] (rare for aequus animus).

  1. I. Before the class. per., favor, good-will (favor et propitius animus, Don. ad Ter. Ad. prol. 24): bonitas vestra atque aequanimitas, Ter. Phorm. prol. 34; id. Ad. prol. 24.
  2. II. In the post-Aug. per., calmness, patience, equanimity, Plin. 18, 12, 31, § 123: patien tia est malorum cum aequanimitate perlatio, Lact. 5, 22, 3.

aequănĭmĭter, adv., v aequanimis.

aequănĭmus, a, um [aequus-animus], adj., even-tempered, patient, composed, calm: aequanimus fiam, Aus. Sept. Sap. 3: nulla fuit res parva umquam aequanimis, id. Idyll. 3, 9

aequātĭo, ōnis, f. [aequo], an equalizing, equal distribution: gratiae dignitatis suffragiorum, Cic. Mur. 23; cf. Liv. 34, 31: bonorum, community of goods, communism, Cic. Off. 2, 21, 73: juris, Liv. 8, 4 al.

‡ aequātor mŏnētae, one who, in the coining of money, examines the equality of its weight, an assizer, Inscr. Orell. 3228

aequātus, a, um, Part. of aequo.