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peaceful

  • adjective
  • peace·ful
  • /ˈpiːsfl̩/

Not at war; not disturbed by strife or turmoil.

Example

“peaceful protest”

Other meanings

  1. Inclined to peace.

  2. Motionless and calm.

Example sentences

  • “Why does the rain feel so peaceful?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
  • “We don't want a peaceful solution.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "peesful".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “peaceful” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.