What does placable mean?
Definitions for placable
ˈplæk ə bəl, ˈpleɪ kə-placa·ble
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Princeton's WordNet
placableadjective
easily calmed or pacified
Wiktionary
placableadjective
able to be easily pacified
placableadjective
peaceable; quiet
Etymology: From placabilis
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
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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
Placableadjective
capable of being appeased or pacified; ready or willing to be pacified; willing to forgive or condone
Etymology: [L. placabilis, fr. placare to quiet, pacify: cf. F. placable. See Placate.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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. placabilis—placāre, to appease, akin to placēre, to please.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of placable in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of placable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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