implacability

noun

im·​placa·​bil·​i·​ty (ˌ)imˌplakəˈbīlətē 

əm-, 

-lətē, 

-i also -plāk-

: the quality or state of being implacable

the implacability of his resentments

—Jane Austen

the implacability of a Greek tragedy

—Arthur Schlesinger, born 1917

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin implacabilitas, from Latin implacabilis + -itas -ity

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Rhymes for implacability

• acceptability
• accessibility
• adaptability
• admissibility
• advisability
• affordability
• allowability
• amenability
• amiability
• appealability
• applicability
• availability