placable

  • 1Placable — 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

  • 2placable — (adj.) c.1500, pleasing, from O.Fr. placable, from L. placabilis, from placare (see PLACATE (Cf. placate)). Related: Placability …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 3placable — 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 …

    Law dictionary

  • 4placable — (Del lat. placabĭlis). adj. aplacable …

    Diccionario de la lengua española

  • 5placable — [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

  • 6placable — (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

  • 7placable — ► adjetivo Aplacable, que se puede aplacar o calmar. ANTÓNIMO implacable * * * placable (del lat. «placabĭlis») adj. Aplacable. * * * placable. (Del lat. placabĭlis). adj. aplacable …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 8placable — /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 …

  • 9placable — adj. easily placated; mild; forgiving. Derivatives: placability n. placably adv. Etymology: ME f. OF placable or L placabilis f. placare appease …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 10placable — adjective Date: 1586 easily placated ; tolerant, tractable • placability noun • placably adverb …

    New Collegiate Dictionary