- peaceful
- [[t]pi͟ːsfʊl[/t]]
♦♦♦1) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n Peaceful activities and situations do not involve war.
He has attempted to find a peaceful solution to the Ossetian conflict...
They emphasised that their equipment was for peaceful and not military purposes.
Ant:Derived words:2) ADJ-GRADED Peaceful occasions happen without violence or serious disorder.The farmers staged a noisy but peaceful protest outside the headquarters of the organization...
Despite the violence that preceded the elections, reports say that polling was orderly and peaceful.
Ant:Derived words:peacefully ADV-GRADED ADV with vTen thousand people are reported to have taken part in the protest which passed off peacefully.
3) ADJ-GRADED Peaceful people are not violent and try to avoid quarrelling or fighting with other people....warriors who killed or enslaved the peaceful farmers.
Derived words:peacefully ADV-GRADED ADV with vThey've been living and working peacefully with members of various ethnic groups.
4) ADJ-GRADED A peaceful place or time is quiet, calm, and free from disturbance....a peaceful Georgian house in the heart of Dorset...
Mornings are usually quiet and peaceful in Hueytown.
Derived words:5) ADJ-GRADED Someone who feels or looks peaceful feels or looks calm and free from worry.I feel relaxed and peaceful...
The animals look peaceful and happy.
Syn:worried, anxiousDerived words:peacefully ADV-GRADEDWould she wake to find Gaston sleeping peacefully at her side?
English dictionary. 2008.
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Peaceful — Peace ful, a. 1. Possessing or enjoying peace; not disturbed by war, tumult, agitation, anxiety, or commotion; quiet; tranquil; as, a peaceful time; a peaceful country; a peaceful end. [1913 Webster] 2. Not disposed or tending to war, tumult or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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