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tranquil
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French tranquille, from Latin tranquillus.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?t?æ?.kw?l/
Adjective
tranquil (comparative tranquiler, superlative tranquilest)
- Free from emotional or mental disturbance.
- 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, chapter XXVIII
- Some time passed before I felt tranquil even here: I had a vague dread that wild cattle might be near, or that some sportsman or poacher might discover me.
- 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, chapter XXVIII
- Calm; without motion or sound.
Synonyms
- (free from emotional disturbance): calm, peaceful, serene, steady
- (calm; without motion or sound): peaceful
Antonyms
- (free from emotional disturbance): agitated
Related terms
- tranquillity
- tranquillize
- tranquilly
- tranquilness
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin tranquillus.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /t????kil/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /t?a??kil/
- Rhymes: -il
Adjective
tranquil (feminine tranquil·la, masculine plural tranquils, feminine plural tranquil·les)
- tranquil, calm (free from emotional disturbance)
- tranquil, calm (without motion or sound)
- Synonym: calm
- Antonym: agitat
Derived terms
- tranquil·lament
- tranquil·litzar
Related terms
- tranquil·litat
Further reading
- “tranquil” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “tranquil” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “tranquil” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “tranquil” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tran?kwil/
Adjective
tranquil
- tranquil
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pacific
English
Alternative forms
- pacifick (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle French pacifique.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??s?f?k/
- Rhymes: -?f?k
Adjective
pacific (comparative more pacific, superlative most pacific)
- Calm, peaceful.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:calm
- Preferring peace by nature; avoiding violence.
- Synonyms: dovish, nonviolent
- Antonyms: bellicose, hawkish, martial, militant, violent
Derived terms
- Pacific Ocean
Related terms
- pacify
- pacifism
- pacifist
Translations
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