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entreaty
What does entreaty mean?
entreaty (noun): earnest or urgent request.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce entreaty?
/ɛnˈtɹiti/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does entreaty come from?
From entreat + -y.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of entreaty?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “entreaty”?
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What does “entreaty” mean?
earnest or urgent request
Right! That's what “entreaty” means.
a formal public statement
Not quite: that's what proclamation means.
a point of view, an angle
Not quite: that's what slant means.
unhappiness or discontent
Not quite: that's what dissatisfaction means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “entreaty”?
martyr
Not quite: martyr means something else.
plight
Not quite: plight means something else.
trance
Not quite: trance means something else.
appeal
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