Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

placatable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pla-cat-able
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being placated.

Example Sentences

"The working class in Dracula is universally presented as unthreatening - childishly venal and placatable with the price of a pint of beer."

Etymology

From placate + -able.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: placate

Inflected Forms

more placatable (comparative) most placatable (superlative)

Derived Forms

unplacatable

Questions

What does placatable mean?: Capable of being placated.
Where does placatable come from?: From placate + -able.

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