English noun: entreaty | |||
1. | entreaty (communication) earnest or urgent request | ||
Samples | An entreaty to stop the fighting. An appeal for help. An appeal to the public to keep calm. | ||
Synonyms | appeal, prayer | ||
Broader (hypernym) | asking, request | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | adjuration, courting, courtship, demagoguery, demagogy, plea, solicitation, suit, suit, supplication, wooing | ||