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peace·ful

(pēs′fəl)

adj.

1. Undisturbed by strife, turmoil, or disagreement; tranquil: a peaceful hike through the forest. See Synonyms at calm.

2. Inclined or disposed to peace; peaceable: a peaceful solution to the dispute.

3. Not involving violence or employing force: a peaceful protest.

peace′ful·ly adv.

peace′ful·ness n.

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peaceful

(ˈpiːsfʊl)

adj

1. not in a state of war or disagreement

2. tranquil; calm

3. not involving violence: peaceful picketing.

4. of, relating to, or in accord with a time of peace: peaceful uses of atomic energy.

5. inclined towards peace

ˈpeacefully adv

ˈpeacefulness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

peace•ful

(ˈpis fəl)

adj.

1. characterized by peace; free from war, strife, commotion, violence, or disorder.

2. of or characteristic of a state or time of peace.

3. peaceable; not argumentative or quarrelsome.

[1250–1300]

peace′ful•ly, adv.

peace′ful•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	peaceful - not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep" peaceable nonaggressive, unaggressive - not aggressive; not given to fighting or assertiveness amicable - characterized by friendship and good will quiet - characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity; "a quiet life"; "a quiet throng of onlookers"; "quiet peace-loving people"; "the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years" nonviolent - abstaining (on principle) from the use of violence unpeaceful - not peaceful; "unpeaceful times"; "an unpeaceful marriage"
	2.	peaceful - peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance" passive nonviolent - abstaining (on principle) from the use of violence

peaceful

adjective

1. at peace, friendly, harmonious, amicable, cordial, nonviolent, without hostility, free from strife, on friendly or good terms Their relations with most of these people were peaceful.
at peace warring, violent, bitter, hostile, wartime, unfriendly, antagonistic

2. peace-loving, conciliatory, peaceable, placatory, irenic, pacific, unwarlike warriors who killed or enslaved the peaceful farmers
peace-loving belligerent, warlike

3. calm, still, quiet, gentle, pleasant, soothing, tranquil, placid, restful a peaceful scene
calm disturbed, loud, noisy, restless, agitated, disquieted, raucous

4. serene, placid, undisturbed, untroubled, unruffled I felt relaxed and peaceful.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

peaceful

adjective

1. Not excited or emotionally agitated:

calm, placid, serene, tranquil.

2. Motionless and undisturbed:

calm, halcyon, placid, quiet, serene, still, stilly, tranquil, untroubled.

3. Inclined or disposed to peace; not quarrelsome or unruly:

irenic, pacific, pacifical, pacifist, pacifistic, peaceable.

Translations

مُسَالِمٌهادئ، مُسالِم

klidnýmírový

fredelig

friedlich

ειρηνικός

pacífico relajado sosegado tranquilo

rauhallinen

paisible serein pacifique

miran

friîsæll

pacifico pacioso calmo equilibrato

平和な

평화로운

mirenmiroljuben

fridfull

อย่างสงบ

barışçıl sakin sessiz

yên tĩnh

和平的

peaceful

[ˈpiːsfʊl] ADJ

1. (= non-violent) [person, tribe, nation] → pacífico; [demonstration, protest] → pacífico, no violento
to live in peaceful coexistence (with sb) → convivir pacíficamente (con algn)
to change society by or through peaceful means → cambiar la sociedad por medios pacíficos
to seek a peaceful solution to a conflict → buscar una solución pacífica a un conflicto
the peaceful uses of atomic energy → los usos de la energía atómica para fines pacíficos

2. (= calm, untroubled) [place, life] → tranquilo
on a peaceful June evening → una tranquila tarde de junio
it's very peaceful here → este es un lugar muy tranquilo
the streets are peaceful after yesterday's fighting → las calles están tranquilas después de las confrontaciones de ayer
they say it's a peaceful way to go → dicen que es una forma de morir sin nada de sufrimiento or sin sufrir dolores
she's had a peaceful night → ha pasado buena noche

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

peaceful

[ˈpiːsf^ʊl] adj

[place, time, situation] → paisible, calme
a peaceful afternoon → un après-midi paisible

[person] (= calm) → paisible, calme

[protest, demonstration] → pacifique
a peaceful protest → une manifestation pacifique

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

peaceful

adj → friedlich; (= peaceable) nation, person etc → friedfertig, friedliebend; (= calm, undisturbed) holiday, sleep etc → ruhig; death → sanft; use of nuclear power → für friedliche Zwecke; a peaceful transition to independence → die Erlangung der Unabhängigkeit auf friedlichem Wege; he had a peaceful reign → während seiner Regierungszeit herrschte Frieden; I didn’t get a peaceful moment all day long → ich bin den ganzen Tag keine Sekunde zur Ruhe gekommen; to achieve something by or through peaceful means → etw mit friedlichen Mitteln erlangen; for peaceful purposes → für friedliche Zwecke

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

peaceful

[ˈpiːsfʊl] adj (person, coexistence) → pacifico/a; (demonstration) → non violento/a; (period) → di pace; (place, life, sleep) → tranquillo/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

peace

(piːs) noun

1. (sometimes with a) (a time of) freedom from war; (a treaty or agreement which brings about) the end or stopping of a war. Does our country want peace or war?; (also adjective) a peace treaty.

2. freedom from disturbance; quietness. I need some peace and quiet.

ˈpeaceable adjective

liking peace; not fighting, quarrelling etc. He's a peaceable person.

ˈpeaceably adverb

ˈpeaceful adjective

quiet; calm; without worry or disturbance. It's very peaceful in the country.

ˈpeacefully adverb

ˈpeacefulness noun

ˈpeacemaker noun

a person who tries to make peace between enemies, people who are quarrelling etc. When my brother and sister quarrel I act as peacemaker.

ˈpeace-offering noun

something offered or given to make peace. She took him a drink as a peace-offering.

ˈpeacetime noun

a time when there is no war. Even in peacetime, a soldier's life is hard.

at peace

not at war; not fighting. The two countries were at peace.

in peace

1. without disturbance. Why can't you leave me in peace?

2. not wanting to fight. They said they came in peace.

make peace

to agree to end a war. The two countries finally made peace (with each other).

peace of mind

freedom from worry etc.

peaceful

→ مُسَالِمٌ mírový fredelig friedlich ειρηνικός pacífico rauhallinen paisible miran pacifico 平和な 평화로운 vredig fredelig spokojny pacífico мирный fridfull อย่างสงบ barışçıl yên tĩnh 和平的

peaceful

a. pacífico-a; tranquilo-a, calmado-a.

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