companionable

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English companion Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English companionable From companion + -able.

1. Having the characteristics of a worthy companion; friendly and sociable.

   “She returned presently, bringing a smoking basin and a basket of work; and, having placed the former on the hob, drew in her seat, evidently pleased to find me so companionable.”

   “I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.”