placation
/pleɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A process or act of placating; appeasement or an expression of appeasement.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The refusal, at certain times and seasons, of food that in itself is hygienically good and palatable, in placation of a deity, or, without further explanation, to avoid bad luck, is well known among the lower tribes of men."
- "Instead, Jerry [a dog] was all placation and appeal, all softness of pleading in a body denied speech that nevertheless was articulate, from wagging tail and wriggling sides to flat-laid ears and eyes that almost spoke, to any human sensitive of understanding."
- "While these political sellout artists have been intoning their mind numbing placations, citizens across the nation have been speaking and acting."
Etymology
From Latin placatio.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: placatio