peaceful
AdjectiveUS[pee-sfuhl]/ˈpisfəl/2 syllables
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Adjective (2)
- not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war“a peaceful nation”“peaceful times”“a far from peaceful Christmas”“peaceful sleep”Synonyms: peaceableSimilar peaceable, pacifist, irenic, nonbelligerent, halcyon, pacificSee also unaggressive, calm, amicable, quiet, nonviolent
- peacefully resistant in response to injustice“passive resistance”Synonyms: passiveOpposite violentSimilar nonviolent
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Translations
Adjective calm, free from war or disturbance
- Spanish
- pacífico
- French
- paisible
- German
- friedlich
- Italian
- pacifico
- Portuguese
- pacífico
- Russian
- ми́рный mírnyj
- Arabic
- سِلْمِيّ silmiyy
- Chinese
- 和平 hépíng
- Japanese
- 平和 heiwa
- Dutch
- vreedzaam
20 more languages
- Polish
- pokojowy
- Swedish
- fredlig
- Greek
- ειρηνικός eirinikós
- Korean
- 평화롭다 pyeonghwaropda
- Indonesian
- damai
- Hungarian
- békés
- Portuguese (PT)
- pacífico
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 平安 píng'ān
- Catalan
- pacífic
- Czech
- pokojný
- Danish
- fredelig
- Esperanto
- paca
- Finnish
- rauhallinen
- Georgian
- მშვიდობიანი mšvidobiani
- Hebrew
- שָׁקֵט shakát
- Icelandic
- friðsamur
- Norwegian
- fredelig
- Romanian
- liniștit
- Walloon
- påjhûle
- Yiddish
- שלומדיק sholemdik
Adjective inclined to peace
- French
- pacifique
- German
- friedfertig
- Portuguese
- pacífico
- Turkish
- barışçıl
- Russian
- ми́рный mírnyj
- Arabic
- مُسَالِم musālim
- Dutch
- vredig
- Polish
- bezkonfliktowy
- Hungarian
- békés
- Portuguese (PT)
- pacífico
8 more languages
- Catalan
- pacífic
- Czech
- mírumilovný
- Esperanto
- pacema
- Finnish
- rauhallinen
- Georgian
- მშვიდობისმოყვარული mšvidobismoq̇varuli
- Norwegian
- fredelig
- Romanian
- pașnic
- Walloon
- påjhûle
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Peace′ful adjective
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.
2. Not disposed or tending to war, tumult or agitation; pacific; mild; calm; peaceable; as, peaceful words.
Synonyms: See Peaceable.
—Peace′wb-a1′>′ful·ly, adverb. — Peace′wb-a1′>′ful·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54