implacable
(adjective) incapable of being placated; “an implacable enemy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
implacable (comparative more implacable, superlative most implacable)
Not able to be placated or appeased.
Synonyms: impacable (obsolete), irreconcilable, unassuageable, unplacable (obsolete), unpleasable
Antonyms: appeasable, assuageable, pacable, pacifiable, placable
Impossible to prevent or stop; inexorable, unrelenting, unstoppable.
Synonyms: relentless, unremitting, unyielding
Adamant; immovable.
Source: Wiktionary
Im*pla"ca*ble, a. Etym: [L. implacabilis; pref. im- not + placabilis: cf. F. implacable. See Placable.]
1. Not placable; not to be appeased; incapable of being pacified; inexorable; as, an implacable prince. I see thou art implacable. Milton. An object of implacable enmity. Macaulay.
2. Incapable of ebign relieved or assuaged; inextinguishable. [R.] O! how I burn with implacable fire. Spenser. Which wrought them pain Implacable, and many a dolorous groan. Milton.
Syn.
– Unappeasable; inexorable; irreconcilable; unrelenting; relentless; unyielding.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 November 2024
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
