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appeasable

appeasable

6.1
Able to be calmed by kind words or actions
  • adjective
  • /əˈpiːzəbl/
translation icon : apacible
  • Some disputes are only appeasable by finding a fair compromise.

Examples

  • His anger was appeasable once he heard their sincere apology.

  • The crying baby was surprisingly appeasable with a gentle lullaby.

  • The child's mood was appeasable with a simple toy.

  • Is the situation appeasable with a sincere apology?

  • The children are easily appeasable with a simple treat after their arguments.

  • Her calm demeanor made her more appeasable during the intense discussion.

  • He realized that to resolve the conflict, he had to be appeasable to their demands.

Synonyms

placable
vsappeasable
8.8

Calms down easily and forgives others quickly

is capable of being calmed into a peaceful satisfied state
conciliable
vsappeasable
9.1

Able to be calmed and willing to forgive others

is capable of calm or satisfaction rather than formal reconciliation

Antonyms

unappeasable
8.4

Impossible to calm or satisfy

How Calm

placable
8.8
docile
22 5.5
appeasable
6.1
tractable
3 7.4
resistant
20 4.3
intractable
22 8.7

Surface Forms

appeasable positive

Morphology

appeasable = appease (transparent) = appease + able

The adjective is a regular adjectival formation from the verb 'appease' with the productive suffix '-able', so the meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Appeasable comes from appease + -able. appease used to mean to make 'peace' or to calm someone, the same idea you see in the word peace. So, something appeasable can be calmed or made satisfied.