implacableness
ə adjective
not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable: an implacable enemy.
Related forms
im·plac·a·bil·i·ty, im·plac·a·ble·ness, noun
im·plac·a·bly, adverb
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implacable (ɪmˈplækəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | incapable of being placated or pacified; unappeasable |
| 2. | inflexible; intractable |
| implaca'bility | |
| —n | |
| im'placableness | |
| —n | |
| im'placably | |
| —adv | |
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| implacable (ɪmˈplækəbəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | incapable of being placated or pacified; unappeasable |
| 2. | inflexible; intractable |
| implaca'bility | |
| —n | |
| im'placableness | |
| —n | |
| im'placably | |
| —adv | |
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implacable
1522, from O.Fr. implacable, from L. implacabilis "unappeasable," from in- "not" + placabilis "easily appeased" (see placate).
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