entreaty

American  

[en-tree-tee] / ɛnˈtri ti /

noun

plural

entreaties

1. earnest request or petition; supplication.

   Synonyms:

   solicitation, plea, suit, appeal

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entreaty British  

/ ɪnˈtriːtɪ /

noun

1. an earnest request or petition; supplication; plea

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Etymology

Origin of entreaty

First recorded in 1515–25; entreat + -y ³

Example Sentences

The look on her face was half entreaty, half glare.

From Literature

Augustus, known as Gus, defied her entreaties to give up his career in the Army and made his early life mainly on the Western frontier, rarely writing home.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tehran has made no serious entreaties about talks in recent months, U.S. officials say.

From The Wall Street Journal

The people of Greenland, whose autonomous government, elected last year, firmly rejected Washington’s entreaties, hold full Danish—and therefore European Union—citizenship.

From The Wall Street Journal

Eberhard refused their entreaties to join them and rebuilt his life as an American, even lying about his age to enlist in the army in 1944.

From The Wall Street Journal