entreaty

Plural: entreaties

Noun

• An earnest or humble request.
• earnest or urgent request
  • "an entreaty to stop the fighting"
• The act of entreating or beseeching; a strong petition; pressing solicitation; begging.
• A treatment; reception; entertainment.

Examples

• His desperate entreaty for a vowel was answered by drawing three more consonants.

Synonyms

appeal, prayer

Related Words

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