placable

[ plak-uh-buhl, pley-kuh- ]

adjective
  1. capable of being placated, pacified, or appeased; forgiving.

Origin of placable

1
1490–1500; <Old French <Latin plācābilis.See placate1, -able

Other words from placable

  • plac·a·bil·i·ty, plac·a·ble·ness, noun

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placable

/ (ˈplækəbəl) /


adjective
  1. easily placated or appeased

Origin of placable

1
C15: via Old French from Latin plācābilis, from plācāre to appease; related to placēre to please

Derived forms of placable

  • placability or placableness, noun
  • placably, adverb

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