placable

placable
I adjective appeasable, benevolent, capable of being appeased, capable of being pacified, charitable, clement, compassionate, conciliatory, disposed to mercy, exorabilis, exorable, forbearant, forbearing, forgiving, generous, gracious, indulgent, lenient, longanimous, magnanimous, merciful, mild, pacifiable, placabilis, reasonable, reconcilable, reluctant to punish, ruthful, satisfiable, softhearted, sparing, understanding, unresentful, unrevengeful, unvindictive, willing to forgive II index lenient, nonmilitant

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  • Placable — Pla ca*ble, a. [L. placabilis, fr. placare to quiet, pacify: cf. F. placable. See {Placate}.] Capable of being appeased or pacified; ready or willing to be pacified; willing to forgive or condone. [1913 Webster] Methought I saw him placable and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • placable — (adj.) c.1500, pleasing, from O.Fr. placable, from L. placabilis, from placare (see PLACATE (Cf. placate)). Related: Placability …   Etymology dictionary

  • placable — (Del lat. placabĭlis). adj. aplacable …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • placable — [plā′kə bəl, plak′əbəl] adj. [OFr < L placabilis < placare, to quiet, soothe: see PLEASE] capable of being placated; readily pacified; forgiving placability n. placably adv …   English World dictionary

  • placable — (pla ka bl ) adj. Qui se laisse apaiser. •   Il n est pas surprenant que les hommes aient imaginé une infinité de moyens différents d apaiser la colère de l être suprême ; mais tous dépendent du même principe, de l idée d un Dieu placable, VOLT.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • placable — ► adjetivo Aplacable, que se puede aplacar o calmar. ANTÓNIMO implacable * * * placable (del lat. «placabĭlis») adj. Aplacable. * * * placable. (Del lat. placabĭlis). adj. aplacable …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • placable — /ˈplækəbəl/ (say plakuhbuhl) adjective capable of being placated or appeased; forgiving: he seemed mild and placable. {Middle English, from Latin plācābilis} –placability /plækəˈbɪləti/ (say plakuh biluhtee), placableness, noun –placably, adverb …  

  • placable — adj. easily placated; mild; forgiving. Derivatives: placability n. placably adv. Etymology: ME f. OF placable or L placabilis f. placare appease …   Useful english dictionary

  • placable — adjective Date: 1586 easily placated ; tolerant, tractable • placability noun • placably adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • placable — placability, placableness, n. /plak euh beuhl, play keuh /, adj. capable of being placated, pacified, or appeased; forgiving. [1490 1500; < OF < L placabilis. See PLACATE1, ABLE] * * * …   Universalium

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