placable

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: plac=a=ble

CIDE DICTIONARY

placable, 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 mild."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

placable, adj. easily placated; mild; forgiving.

Derivative

placability n. placably adv.

Etymology

ME f. OF placable or L placabilis f. placare appease

ROGET THESAURUS

placable

Forgiveness

N forgiveness, pardon, condonation, grace, remission, absolution, amnesty, oblivion, indulgence, reprieve, conciliation, reconcilement, reconciliation, propitiation, excuse, exoneration, quittance, release, indemnity, bill of indemnity, act of indemnity, covenant of indemnity, deed of indemnity, exculpation, longanimity, placability, amantium irae, locus paenitentiae, forbearance, forgiving, placable, conciliatory, forgiven, unresented, unavenged, unrevenged, cry you mercy, veniam petimusque damusque vicissim, more in sorrow than in anger, comprendre tout c'est tout pardonner, the offender never pardons.