entreaty (redirected from entreaties)

en·treat·y  (n-trt)

n. pl. en·treat·ies

An earnest request or petition; a plea.

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entreaty

Noun

pl -treaties an earnest request or plea

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

entreaty - earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm" appeal, prayer asking, request - the verbal act of requesting adjuration - a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something demagoguery, demagogy - impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace plea, supplication - a humble request for help from someone in authority solicitation - an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status; "a solicitation to the king for relief" suit - a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank courting, courtship, wooing, suit - a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage); "its was a brief and intense courtship"

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entreaty

noun plea, appeal, suit, request, prayer, petition, exhortation, solicitation, supplication, importunity, earnest request

Translations

entreaty [ɛnˈtriːtɪ] n → supplication f, prière f

entreaty [ɛnˈtriːtɪ] entreat n → (flehentliche) Bitte f

entreaty [ɪnˈtriːtɪ] n → supplica, preghiera