- placability
- noun see placable
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
placability
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Placability — Pla ca*bil i*ty, n. [L. placabilitas: cf. F. placabilit[ e].] The quality or state of being placable or appeasable; placable disposition. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
placability — index amenability, benevolence (disposition to do good), lenience, longanimity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
placability — See placable. * * * … Universalium
placability — plækÉ™ bɪlÉ™tɪ n. forgivingness, mercifulness; state of being easily appeased, state of being easily pacified … English contemporary dictionary
placability — n. Placableness, forgiving disposition … New dictionary of synonyms
placability — placa·bil·i·ty … English syllables
placability — ˌplakəˈbiləd.ē, ətē, i also ˌplāk noun ( es) Etymology: Latin placabilitat , placabilitas, from placabilis + itat , itas ity : the quality or state of being placable … Useful english 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
placable — adjective Date: 1586 easily placated ; tolerant, tractable • placability noun • placably adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
placably — See placability. * * * … Universalium
