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Definitions for placable
ˈplæk ə bəl, ˈpleɪ kə-placa·ble

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. placableadjective

    easily calmed or pacified

Wiktionary

  1. placableadjective

    able to be easily pacified

  2. placableadjective

    peaceable; quiet

  3. Etymology: From placabilis

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. PLACABLEadjective

    Willing or possible to be appeased.

    Etymology: placabilis, Lat.

    Since I sought
    By pray’r th’ offended deity t’ appease;
    Methought I saw him placable and mild,
    Bending his ear. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xi.

    Those implanted anticipations are, that there is a god, that he is placable, to be feared, honoured, loved, worshipped and obeyed. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.

ChatGPT

  1. placable

    Placable refers to someone or something that is capable of being appeased, pacified, or satisfied. It means easy to calm down or to make less angry or hostile.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Placableadjective

    capable of being appeased or pacified; ready or willing to be pacified; willing to forgive or condone

  2. Etymology: [L. placabilis, fr. placare to quiet, pacify: cf. F. placable. See Placate.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Placable

    plā′ka-bl, or plak′a-bl, adj. that may be appeased: relenting: willing to forgive.—ns. Placabil′ity, Plā′cableness.—adv. Plā′cably.—v.t. Plā′cāte, to conciliate.—n. Placā′tion, propitiation.—adj. Plā′catory, conciliatory. [L. placabilisplacāre, to appease, akin to placēre, to please.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of placable in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of placable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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