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tranquil

adj · 4 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈtɹæŋ.kwɪl/ without æ-raising
  • [ˈtɹ̝̊wæŋ.khw̥ɪl] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔wæŋ.khw̥ɪl] without æ-raising
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, US: /ˈtɹeɪ̯ŋ.kwɪl/
  • Canada, US: [ˈtɹ̝̊weɪ̯ŋ.khw̥ɪl] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔weɪ̯ŋ.khw̥ɪl]
  • Canada, US: /ˈtɹɛ̃ŋ.kwɪl/
  • Canada, US: [ˈtɹ̝̊wɛ̃ŋ.khw̥ɪl] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔wɛ̃ŋ.khw̥ɪl]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æŋkwɪl
  • CMU ARPABET: T R AE1 NG K W AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: T R AE1 NG K W IH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Free from emotional or mental disturbance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: calm, peaceful, serene, steady, collected, composed, cool-headed, equable, equanimous, equanimitable, even-keeled, even-minded, even-tempered, imperturbable, laid-back, level-headed, mellow, pacate, pacific, peaceable, phlegmatic, placid, quiescent, quiet, relaxed, roolie, sedate, still, tranquil, unexcited, unfazed, unflappable, unflustered, unperturbable, unruffable, unruffled, untumultuous

Antonyms: agitated

2

adj

Meaning 2

Calm; without motion or sound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: peaceful, fixed, immobile, immotile, immovable, inanimate, inert, lifeless, sessile, static, rigid, stationary, stuck, unmovable, unmoveable, dumb, silent, silential, still, mute, noiseless, soundless, quiet

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay
  • the quiet waters of a lagoon
  • a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky
  • a smooth channel crossing
  • scarcely a ripple on the still water
  • unruffled water

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: placid, quiet, still, smooth, unruffled

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

not agitated; without losing self-possession

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • spoke in a calm voice
  • remained calm throughout the uproar
  • he remained serene in the midst of turbulence
  • a serene expression on her face
  • she became more tranquil
  • tranquil life in the country

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: calm, unagitated, serene

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French tranquille, from Latin tranquillus, from trāns- + the root of quiēs (“rest, quiet, peace”), ultimately from *kwyeh1- (“to rest”).

Across languages

Translations

81 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: тих (tih) — free from emotional disturbance
  • Bulgarian: спокоен (spokoen) — free from emotional disturbance
  • Catalan: tranquil — free from emotional disturbance
  • Czech: pokojný — free from emotional disturbance
  • Danish: rolig — free from emotional disturbance
  • Danish: stille — free from emotional disturbance
  • Finnish: rauhallinen — free from emotional disturbance
  • French: tranquille — free from emotional disturbance
  • Galician: tranquilo — free from emotional disturbance
  • German: ruhig — free from emotional disturbance
  • German: gelassen — free from emotional disturbance
  • Irish: suaimhneach — free from emotional disturbance
  • Italian: tranquillo — free from emotional disturbance
  • Italian: sereno — free from emotional disturbance
  • Italian: calmo — free from emotional disturbance
  • Latgalian: romons — free from emotional disturbance
  • Latgalian: mīrons — free from emotional disturbance
  • Latin: tranquillus — free from emotional disturbance
  • Latvian: rāms — free from emotional disturbance
  • Latvian: mierīgs — free from emotional disturbance
  • Macedonian: спо́коен (spókoen) — free from emotional disturbance
  • Macedonian: ми́рен (míren) — free from emotional disturbance
  • Malayalam: സ്വസ്ഥം (svasthaṁ) — free from emotional disturbance
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rolig — free from emotional disturbance
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: roleg — free from emotional disturbance
  • Plautdietsch: frädlich — free from emotional disturbance
  • Polish: spokojny — free from emotional disturbance
  • Portuguese: tranquilo — free from emotional disturbance
  • Portuguese: calmo — free from emotional disturbance
  • Russian: споко́йный (spokójnyj) — free from emotional disturbance
  • Russian: уравнове́шенный (uravnovéšennyj) — free from emotional disturbance
  • Russian: ми́рный (mírnyj) — free from emotional disturbance
  • Russian: безмяте́жный (bezmjatéžnyj) — free from emotional disturbance
  • Scottish Gaelic: foiseil — free from emotional disturbance
  • Scottish Gaelic: suaimhneach — free from emotional disturbance
  • Slovak: pokojný — free from emotional disturbance
  • Slovene: spokojen — free from emotional disturbance
  • Spanish: tranquilo — free from emotional disturbance
  • Swedish: lugn — free from emotional disturbance
  • Ottoman Turkish: دولك (dölek) — free from emotional disturbance
  • Walloon: påjhûle — free from emotional disturbance
  • Walloon: påjhire — free from emotional disturbance
  • Walloon: trankile — free from emotional disturbance
  • Bulgarian: неподвижен (nepodvižen) — calm; without motion or sound
  • Catalan: tranquil — calm; without motion or sound
  • Czech: pokojný — calm; without motion or sound
  • Czech: tichý — calm; without motion or sound
  • Danish: rolig — calm; without motion or sound
  • Danish: stille — calm; without motion or sound
  • Finnish: rauhallinen — calm; without motion or sound
  • Finnish: tyyni — calm; without motion or sound
  • French: tranquille — calm; without motion or sound
  • Galician: tranquilo — calm; without motion or sound
  • Galician: quieto — calm; without motion or sound
  • German: ruhig — calm; without motion or sound
  • Ancient Greek: ἡσύχιος (hēsúkhios) — calm; without motion or sound
  • Italian: calmo — calm; without motion or sound
  • Italian: pacifico — calm; without motion or sound
  • Italian: quieto — calm; without motion or sound
  • Korean: 고요하다 (goyohada) — calm; without motion or sound
  • Latin: tranquillus — calm; without motion or sound
  • Macedonian: спо́коен (spókoen) — calm; without motion or sound
  • Macedonian: ти́вок (tívok) — calm; without motion or sound
  • Malayalam: ശാന്തം (śāntaṁ) — calm; without motion or sound
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rolig — calm; without motion or sound
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: roleg — calm; without motion or sound
  • Polish: cichy — calm; without motion or sound
  • Portuguese: tranquilo — calm; without motion or sound
  • Portuguese: calmo — calm; without motion or sound
  • Russian: ти́хий (tíxij) — calm; without motion or sound
  • Russian: споко́йный (spokójnyj) — calm; without motion or sound
  • Scottish Gaelic: foiseil — calm; without motion or sound
  • Scottish Gaelic: suaimhneach — calm; without motion or sound
  • Slovak: pokojný — calm; without motion or sound
  • Slovak: tichý — calm; without motion or sound
  • Spanish: tranquilo — calm; without motion or sound
  • Spanish: apacible — calm; without motion or sound
  • Walloon: påjhûle — calm; without motion or sound
  • Walloon: påjhire — calm; without motion or sound
  • Walloon: coey — calm; without motion or sound
  • Walloon: trankile — calm; without motion or sound
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