| 【pleas-, plea-, plac-】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "placere," and "placitus." It carries the basic meaning of "please." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "pleas-, plea-, plac-"]
plea **[4473] A plea is an appeal or request for something, made in an intense or emotional way.
pleasant ****[2241] Something that is pleasant is nice, enjoyable, or attractive.
please ****[347] If someone or something pleases you, they make you feel happy and satisfied.
pleasing **[4339]
pleasure ****[1468] If you meet someone for the first time, you can say, as a way of being polite, that it is a pleasure to meet them. You can also ask for the pleasure of someone's company as a polite and formal way of inviting them somewhere.
unpleasant ***[2543] If something is unpleasant, it gives you bad feelings, for example by making you feel upset or uncomfortable.
[WORD ROOT]root pleas
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] plac, plea, plead, pleas, please
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) placere, placitus
[MEANING]root please
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 placere to please, give pleasure, be approved
- 【Latin】 placitus [Perfect active participle of placeo/placere(“be pleasing”)]
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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plea ★★[4473] noun from please
【DEFINITION】 A plea is an appeal or request for something, made in an intense or emotional way.
【pl.】 pleas
【ROOTs】 plea(pleas); please
【Etymology】 《Latin placere》 to please, give pleasure, be approved
【First Known Meaning】 lawsuit, legal conflict,
【DERIVATIVEs】 plea, plead, pleadable, pleader
pleasant ★★★★[2241] adjective from please
【DEFINITION】 Something that is pleasant is nice, enjoyable, or attractive.
【ANTONYM】 unpleasant
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pleas; please ⑵ ant; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin placere》 to please, give pleasure, be approved
【First Known Meaning】 pleasing or acceptable to God;
【DERIVATIVEs】 pleasable, pleasant, pleasantly, pleasantness, please, pleased, pleasedly, pleaser, pleasure, pleasureful, pleasureless
please ★★★★[347] verb from please
【DEFINITION】 If someone or something pleases you, they make you feel happy and satisfied.
【Declension/Conjugation】 pleased, pleased, pleasing, pleases
【ANTONYM】 displease
【ROOTs】 please(pleas); please
【Etymology】 《Latin placere》 to please, give pleasure, be approved
【First Known Meaning】 to please or satisfy (a deity), propitiate, appease,
【DERIVATIVEs】 pleasable, pleasant, pleasantly, pleasantness, please, pleased, pleasedly, pleasedness, pleaser, pleasure, pleasureful, pleasureless
pleasing ★★[4339] adjective from please
【DEFINITION】
【SYNONYM】 harmonious
【COMPOSITION】 please + ing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pleas; please ⑵ ing; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin placere》 to please, give pleasure, be approved
pleasure ★★★★[1468] noun from please
【DEFINITION】 If you meet someone for the first time, you can say, as a way of being polite, that it is a pleasure to meet them. You can also ask for the pleasure of someone's company as a polite and formal way of inviting them somewhere.
【pl.】 pleasures
【SYNONYM】 enjoyment
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pleas; please ⑵ ure; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin placere》 to please, give pleasure, be approved
【DERIVATIVEs】 pleasable, pleasant, pleasantly, pleasantness, please, pleased, pleasedly, pleaser, pleasure, pleasureful, pleasureless
unpleasant ★★★[2543] adjective from unpleasant 〈 please
【DEFINITION】 If something is unpleasant, it gives you bad feelings, for example by making you feel upset or uncomfortable.
【SYNONYM】 disagreeable
【ANTONYM】 pleasant
【ROOTs】 ⑴ un; prefix ⑵ pleas; please ⑶ ant; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin placere》 to please, give pleasure, be approved
【DERIVATIVEs】 unpleasantly, unpleasant
Other words containing "pleas-, plea-, plac-"; complacent, complaisant, displease, displeasing, displeasingly, placebo, placid, plead, pleadable, pleader, pleasable, pleasantly, pleasantness, pleased, pleasedly, pleasedness, pleaser, pleasurable, pleasurableness, pleasurably, pleasureful, pleasureless, unpleasantly
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
plaud-, -plod-, plaus-, -plos-
plat
plang-, plaint-, plag-
plan-, plain-
pict
pick, peck, pitch
physi
photo
phan-, phen-, phase-
pete, pet-
