companionable.

Pleasant to be with, or showing an easy comfort in one another's company.

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Words that belong together

• companionable silence
• companionable conversation

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They sat in companionable silence until the kettle began to whistle.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more companionable; superlative most companionable when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.