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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war;
- Example: "a peaceful nation"
- Example: "peaceful times"
- Example: "a far from peaceful Christmas"
- Example: "peaceful sleep"
[syn: peaceful, peaceable]

2. peacefully resistant in response to injustice;
- Example: "passive resistance"
[syn: passive, peaceful]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Peaceful \Peace"ful\, a.
   1. Possessing or enjoying peace; not disturbed by war,
      tumult, agitation, anxiety, or commotion; quiet; tranquil;
      as, a peaceful time; a peaceful country; a peaceful end.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Not disposed or tending to war, tumult or agitation;
      pacific; mild; calm; peaceable; as, peaceful words.
      [1913 Webster]

   Syn: See Peaceable.
        [1913 Webster] --Peace"ful*ly, adv.. --
        Peace"ful*ness, n.
        [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

peaceful
    adj 1: not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; "a peaceful
           nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful
           Christmas"; "peaceful sleep" [syn: peaceful,
           peaceable] [ant: unpeaceful]
    2: peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive
       resistance" [syn: passive, peaceful]