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

She wished, indeed, that her uncle would be more just, more placable, more generous; but she felt clearly where the fault lay, and she never turned her eyes in the other direction.

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Mrs. Orton was less placable; she sat aloof, and secretly longed to be able to say her say.

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Jack was surprised to find him at first more placable than he had expected, but presently he learned that this moderation was only assumed.

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David showed himself placable, and prepared to pardon the adherents of Absalom.

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Henry himself, it may be noted, seems to have been both blameless and placable on these occasions, but naturally bored.

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