peaceful
Meanings
Plural: peacefuls
Adjective
- not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
- "a peaceful nation"
- "peaceful times"
- "a far from peaceful Christmas"
- "peaceful sleep"
Adjective Satellite
- peacefully resistant in response to injustice
Adj
- Not at war; not disturbed by strife or turmoil.
- Inclined to peace.
- Motionless and calm.
Noun
- a Muslim; especially a violent member of a radical Islamist group.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English peesful, pesful, paisful, pesefull. By surface analysis, peace + -ful.
Synonyms
anti-bellicist, calm, collected, composed, cool-headed, dovelike, dovish, equable, equanimitable, equanimous, even-keeled, even-minded, even-tempered, imperturbable, irenic, irenical, laid-back, level-headed, mellow, non-violent, pacate, pacific, pacifist, pacifistic, passive, peaceable, peaceful, phlegmatic, placid, quiescent, quiet, relaxed, roolie, sedate, serene, still, tranquil, unaggressive, unexcited, unfazed, unflappable, unflustered, unperturbable, unruffable, unruffled, untumultuous
Antonyms
at war, belligerent, calm, mediational, nonargumentative, peaceable, unargumentative, unpeaceful, unquarrelsome, violent, warring
Scrabble Score: 15
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