plac
to please
Latin · placere
Plac comes from Latin placere, "to please". It appears in words about pleasing, calming, and being comfortable or at ease.
Memory trick
PLACid water pleases the eye; PLEASE and PLEASure share the same root.
Words from this root
- complacent (com + plac + ent) — too satisfied, not trying moreआत्मसंतुष्ट, ढीला
- complacently (com + plac + ent + ly) — in a self-satisfied wayआत्मसंतुष्ट भाव से
- displease (dis + please) — to make unhappyनाराज़ करना
- displeasure (dis + pleasure) — a feeling of annoyanceनाराज़गी
- placate (plac + ate) — to calm by giving what is wantedमनाना, शांत करना
- placater (plac + ater) — one who calms othersमनाने वाला
- placebo (plac + ebo) — a harmless treatment to comfortनकली दवा, सांत्वना दवा
- placid (plac + id) — calm and peacefulशांत
- placidity (plac + idity) — calmnessशांति, स्थिरता
- placidly (plac + idly) — in a calm wayशांति से
- please (please) — to make happyखुश करना
- pleasure (pleas + ure) — joy or enjoymentखुशी, आनंद