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

I drew Joe away, and he immediately became placable; merely stating to me, in an obliging manner and as a polite expostulatory notice to any one whom it might happen to concern, that he were not a-going to be bull-baited and badgered in his own place.

From Literature

For a moment or two all parties were silent; but the elderly gentleman was the first to begin, saying, in a more placable and complimentary tone than he was in general accustomed to use, "I hope I am to have the pleasure of your society, gentlemen, to the end of my journey?"

From Project Gutenberg

The young officer did not reply, but turned the conversation to other things; and the wine having been liberally supplied, operated as it usually does, at the point where its use stops short of excess, in "making glad the heart of man;" and the conclusion of the dinner was much more cheerful and placable than the commencement.

From Project Gutenberg

However, as I have said, he viewed Ella with a very placable countenance,--invited her to eat and drink; and, as his mind reverted to what she had said, in regard to paying for her food and lodging, he treated it with a mixture of jest and argument, which showed her that he would receive something, though not too much.

From Project Gutenberg

The Duke of Burgundy bowed low, and held in his horse while the royal party passed on, exchanging no very placable looks with the young Duke of Aquitaine, his son-in-law, and giving a sign to four or five gentlemen who were following in the rear, but immediately fell out of the train, and ranged themselves around him.

From Project Gutenberg