Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
conducive to peace;
- Example: "irenic without being namby-pamby"- Example: "an irenic attitude toward former antagonists"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Irenic \I*ren"ic\, Irenical \I*ren"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?.]
Fitted or designed to promote peace; pacific; conciliatory;
peaceful. --Bp. Hall.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
irenic
adj 1: conducive to peace; "irenic without being namby-pamby";
"an irenic attitude toward former antagonists"