noun
Meaning 1
The state of being peaceful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
peacefulness
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
-
US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
-
CMU ARPABET: P IY1 S F AH0 L N AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
the absence of mental stress or anxiety
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: peace, peace of mind, repose, serenity, heartsease, ataraxis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tranquillity, tranquility, quietness, quietude
noun
Meaning 3
a state that is calm and tranquil
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: peaceableness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: amity
Narrower terms: mollification
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English peaceful Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English peacefulness From peaceful + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: vreedsaamheid — state of being peaceful
- Esperanto: trankvileco — state of being peaceful
- Esperanto: trankvilo — state of being peaceful
- Polish: bezkonfliktowość — state of being peaceful
- Polish: pokojowość — state of being peaceful
- Scottish Gaelic: sàmhchair — state of being peaceful
- Scottish Gaelic: ciùineas — state of being peaceful
- Swedish: frid — state of being peaceful