entreaty means the act of entreating or beseeching; a strong petition; pressing solicitation; begging. It carries an Arena rating of 1588, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, entreaty ranks #3,893 of 17,113 for Most Elegant Words, #4,588 of 17,122 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #5,165 of 17,130 for Most Ingenious Words, #5,336 of 17,130 for Best Fossil-Poetry Words.
entreaty is pronounced /ɪnˈtɹiːti/.
Why “entreaty” is a great word
A serious, earnest, and often urgent request or plea. From the verb *entreat* (to ask earnestly) and the noun-forming suffix *-y*, the meaning “urgent solicitation” is attested from the 1570s. Unlike a demand, which asserts an authoritative claim, or a suggestion, which offers a casual notion, an entreaty is humbled by its own desperation. It is the cupped hands of a petitioner at a palace gate, the whispered *please* of a parent at a sickbed, the silence that follows a letter written and rewritten and finally sent—a fragile human artifact offered against the implacable silence of the world.
noun
- The act of entreating or beseeching; a strong petition; pressing solicitation; begging.
- A treatment; reception; entertainment.
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