noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈpiːstaɪm/
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CMU ARPABET:P IY1 S T AY2 M
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The period of time when a nation or people is at peace, not fighting a war.
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
2
noun
Meaning 2
a period of time during which there is no war
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: time period, period of time, period
History
Etymology
From peace + time.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
وَقْت السَّلَامِ
(waqt as-salāmi)
— period of peace
Arabic:
وَقْت السِّلْمِ
(waqt as-silmi)
— period of peace
Arabic:
زَمَن السَّلَامِ
(zaman as-salāmi)
— period of peace
Arabic:
زَمَن السِّلْمِ
(zaman as-silmi)
— period of peace
Belarusian:
мі́рны час
(mírny čas)
— period of peace
Bulgarian:
ми́рно вре́ме
(mírno vréme)
— period of peace
Chinese Mandarin:
和平時期 /和平时期
(hépíng shíqī)
— period of peace
Chinese Mandarin:
平時 /平时
(píngshí)
— period of peace
Czech:
doba míru
— period of peace
Danish:
fredstid
— period of peace
Dutch:
vredestijd
— period of peace
Estonian:
rahuaeg
— period of peace
Finnish:
rauhanaika
— period of peace
French:
temps de paix
— period of peace
Georgian:
მშვიდობის დრო
(mšvidobis dro)
— period of peace
Georgian:
მშვიდობიანობა
(mšvidobianoba)
— period of peace
German:
Friedenszeit
— period of peace
Hungarian:
békeidő
— period of peace
Italian:
tempo di pace
— period of peace
Japanese:
平和時代
(heiwa jidai)
— period of peace
Japanese:
平時
(heiji)
— period of peace
Khmer:
សន្តិកាល
(sɑnteʼ kaal)
— period of peace
Korean:
평화시
(pyeonghwasi)
— period of peace
Korean:
평시
(pyeongsi)
— period of peace
Limburgish:
vrieëdtied
— period of peace
Macedonian:
мирно време
(mirno vreme)
— period of peace
Malay:
masa aman
— period of peace
Norwegian Bokmål:
fredstid
— period of peace
Norwegian Nynorsk:
fredstid
— period of peace
Persian:
زمان صلح
(zamân-e solh)
— period of peace
Polish:
okres pokoju
— period of peace
Polish:
okres pokojowy
— period of peace
Portuguese:
tempo de paz
— period of peace
Romanian:
timp de pace
— period of peace
Russian:
ми́рное вре́мя
(mírnoje vrémja)
— period of peace
Slovak:
mierový čas
— period of peace
Spanish:
tiempo de paz
— period of peace
Spanish:
tiempos pacíficos
— period of peace
Swedish:
fredstid
— period of peace
Tajik:
замони осоишта
(zamon-i osoyišta)
— period of peace
Tajik:
замони сулх
(zamon-i sulx)
— period of peace
Tajik:
давраи сулх
(davra-yi sulx)
— period of peace
Turkish:
barış
— period of peace
Turkish:
sulh
— period of peace
Ukrainian:
ми́рний час
(mýrnyj čas)
— period of peace
