implacable

CEFRC2

/ɪmˈplækəb(ə)l/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Unable to be calmed or changed.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Adamant; immovable.

Examples

  • I cannot understand the implacable hatred that he still feels for his old rival.

  • The man acquiesced, but the woman remained implacable.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /-ˈpleɪ-/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Impossible to prevent or stop; inexorable, unrelenting, unstoppable.

  2. Not able to be placated or appeased.

More examples

In context

  • The battleships Washington and South Dakota pushed through the sea with an implacable ease.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English implācāble (“immitigable, unappeasable”) from Old French implacable (“harsh, unrelenting; implacable”) (modern French implacable), from Latin implācābilis (“unappeasable, implacable; irreconcilable”), from im- (variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘not’)) + plācābilis (“placable; appeasing, moderating, pacifying, propitiating; acceptable”) (from plācō (“to assuage, pacify, placate; to appease; to reconcile”) + -bilis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon)).