adj
Meaning 1
Not at war; not disturbed by strife or turmoil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- peaceful protest
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: warring, at war
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adj
Not at war; not disturbed by strife or turmoil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: warring, at war
adj
Inclined to peace.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: dovish, irenic, pacate, peaceable, pacific, pacifistic, roolie, anti-bellicist, dovelike, irenical, non-violent, pacifist, peaceful, unaggressive
Antonyms: belligerent, violent, agonistic, argumentative, bangsome, bellicose, contentious, debateful, discordant, disputatious, factious, fractious, fratchety, fratchy, litigious, logomachic, pettifogging, quarrelous, quarrelsome, rantankerous, squabbly, strifeful, unpacific
adj
Motionless and calm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: tranquil, placid, still, quiet, calm, steady, collected, composed, cool-headed, equable, equanimous, equanimitable, even-keeled, even-minded, even-tempered, imperturbable, laid-back, level-headed, mellow, pacate, pacific, peaceable, peaceful, phlegmatic, quiescent, relaxed, roolie, sedate, serene, unexcited, unfazed, unflappable, unflustered, unperturbable, unruffable, unruffled, untumultuous
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A non-player character who is not hostile to the player.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: video-games
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a Muslim; especially a violent member of a radical Islamist group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, Internet, offensive
Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: peaceable
Antonyms: unpeaceful
adjective satellite
peacefully resistant in response to injustice
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: passive
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle English peesful, pesful, paisful, pesefull. By surface analysis, peace + -ful.
Derived from the derogatory term religion of peace, which is used against Islam itself for its association with violent attacks by Islamic extremists, and alleged support and lack of condemnation against them by certain Muslim communities.
Across languages
154 source translations are retained for this English entry.