Conciliatory
Tending to placate or reconcile; intended to ease conflict and promote harmony through goodwill.
adjectiveConciliatory
Tending to placate or reconcile; intended to ease conflict and promote harmony through goodwill.
adjectiveImagine This
A very humorous attorney specializes in making peace between arguments and disputes. Everyone knows he is good at his job, but he always jokes in court, so whenever he is hired for a case, the client says, 'Come silly attorney! It’s time to make peace...'
Sounds Like
kun-SIL-ee-uh-tor-ee
Looks Like
Reconciliation
Remember This
From Latin conciliare meaning 'to bring together'; related words include conciliate and conciliation.
Other Forms
Connect With
reconcile, appease, pacify, mediate, negotiate, compromise
Note
Conciliatory describes an approach intended to soothe or reconcile a dispute. Do not confuse with consolatory (providing comfort) or with appeasing in a coercive sense.