placability

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for placability
Noun
  • Anyone can benefit from the gentleness, softness and self-soothing that a cute, plush object can bring, Genecov said.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
  • And positive masculinity engenders a gentleness and understanding of oneself and others, which can derail any conflict or impulsiveness.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Yet electing to be private doesn’t amount to complaisance or complicity.
    Lesley M.M. Blume, Town & Country, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Sammy’s awareness of his mother’s infidelity, his father’s complaisance, and how both were relieved by his creative Boy Scout merit-badge projects and fantasies requires a separate article.
    Armond White, National Review, 16 Nov. 2022
Noun
  • Hospitals are assessed based on factors like patient reviews, friendliness of staff, accreditation and even the quality of cafeteria food.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The use of solar in data centers — which are notorious for their power and water consumption — points to a new side of the technology’s potential appeal: one centered on its relative cheapness rather than its friendliness to the environment.
    Saul Elbein, The Hill, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The whole development is designed to maximize sociability.
    Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Commonplace virtues turn toward vice: compassion veers toward deceit, attentive parenting toward either laxity or oppressiveness, friendship toward jealousy or contempt, sociability toward falsehood or cruelty.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Placability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placability. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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