equal
English
/ˈiːkwəl/
adj
Definitions
- (not comparable) The same in all respects.
- (mathematics) Exactly identical, having the same value.
- (obsolete) Fair, impartial.
- (comparable) Adequate; sufficiently capable or qualified.
- (obsolete) Not variable; equable; uniform; even.
- (music) Intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; not mixed.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aequālis (equal, level, even, like).
Origin
Latin
aequālis
Gloss
equal, level, even, like
Concept
Semantic Field
Miscellaneous function words
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
好
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ad- English
- adequal English
- adequality English
- coequal English
- coequally English
- coequalness English
- disequalize English
- equalisation English
- equalise English
- equalism English
- equalist English
- equalization English
- equalize English
- equalizer English
- equally English
- equalness English
- inequal English
- inequally English
- nonequal English
- nonequally English
- subequal English
- subequally English
- unequal English
- unequalable English
- unequally English
- unequalness English
- *aequalisāre Latin
- *aequalīvus Latin
- aequalitas Latin
- aequaliter Latin
- aequālis Latin
- coaequalis Latin
- inaequalis Latin
- equalizzare Italian
- égal French
- égaliser French
- unequale Middle English
- igal Old French
- igual Catalan, Valencian
- ygual, igual Old Portuguese
- igual Asturian
- avuâl Friulian
- egal Old Occitan
- egual Old Spanish
- ikwal Tok Pisin
- eigual Mirandese