placable

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

adjective

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

placable

/ ˈplækəbəl /

adjective

1. easily placated or appeased

Derived Forms

• ˈplacably, adverb
• ˌplacaˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• placa·bili·ty placa·ble·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of placable¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of placable¹

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

Example Sentences

As a rule even the most cantankerous women are placable after afternoon tea.

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To have both strong, but both selected: in the one, to be placable; in the other immovable.

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It may be that Otto's death, which he must learn to-morrow, may make him more placable.

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He had grown strangely tame and placable, and it was generally noticed that he looked older.

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By means of this concession the placable creditors were able to bring the dissatisfied creditors to reason.

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