peaceful
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- at peace, amicable, friendly, harmonious, nonviolent
- calm, placid, quiet, restful, serene, still, tranquil, undisturbed
- peace-loving, conciliatory, peaceable, unwarlike

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Contrasted words: agitated, discomposed, disquieted, disturbed, perturbed, upset
Related Words: collected, composed, cool, unruffled, constant, equable, steady

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English Thesaurus: quiet, low, soft, silent, hushed, ...

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peace‧ful S3 /ˈpiːsfəl/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: peace, peacefulness, pacifier, pacifism, pacifist; adjective: peaceful, peaceable, pacifist; adverb: peacefully, peaceably; verb: pacify]

1. a peaceful time, place, or situation is quiet and calm without any worry or excitement:
We had a peaceful afternoon without the children.
It’s very peaceful out here in the woods.

2. not involving war, fighting, or violence
peaceful protest/demonstration
There was a large but peaceful demonstration outside the US Embassy.
peaceful solution/conclusion/settlement
We must try to find a peaceful solution to the conflict.
peaceful means/way/manner/method
a political change achieved by peaceful and democratic means
the use of nuclear power for peaceful purposes
The countries in Europe have established a peaceful co-existence (=they exist together without fighting).

3. peaceful people do not like violence and do not behave in a violent way ⇒ non-violent:
a noisy but peaceful group of demonstrators
—peacefully adverb:
She was sleeping peacefully.
—peacefulness noun [uncountable]

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peaceful
adj.
I. without war/violence
VERBS be | become | remain
ADV. extremely, very | wholly The aims of the organization are wholly peaceful.
largely | comparatively, fairly, quite, reasonably, relatively

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peaceful
II. quiet and calm
VERBS be, feel, look | become | remain
ADV. extremely, very | utterly | comparatively, fairly, quite, relatively | blissfully, delightfully, serenely The time without her in the house had been blissfully peaceful.

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peaceful

a peaceful protest/demonstration
5,000 students began a peaceful protest which turned into a violent confrontation with police.
a peaceful solution/resolution/settlement
The authorities want a peaceful solution to the hostage crisis.
peaceful coexistence (=when people live together without fighting or arguing)
Blacks and whites lived in peaceful coexistence.
a peaceful transition (=a peaceful change from one system to another)
They hope to achieve a peaceful transition to democracy.
by/through peaceful means
We must redistribute power in this country by peaceful means.
for peaceful purposes
A Foreign Ministry spokesman stressed that the nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes.

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quiet not making a loud sound:
I heard a quiet voice behind me.
a car with a quiet engine
low quiet – especially because you do not want people to hear or be disturbed:
Doug was on the phone, speaking in a low voice.
I turned the volume down low.
soft quiet and pleasant to listen to:
Soft music was playing in the background.
His voice was soft and gentle.
silent not making any sound at all:
a silent prayer
silent laughter
The machines were virtually silent.
hushed deliberately quiet because you do not want people to hear – used about people’s voices:
They were talking about money in hushed tones.
The doctor’s voice was hushed and urgent.
faint quiet and difficult to hear because it comes from a long way away:
The men went ahead and their voices got fainter and fainter.
the faint sound of bells
muffled difficult to hear, for example because the sound comes from another room or someone’s mouth is covered by something:
Muffled voices were coming from downstairs.
the muffled sound of someone crying
dull [only before noun] a dull sound is not loud – used especially about the sound of something hitting another thing:
He hit the ground with a dull thud.
inaudible too quiet to hear:
The sound is inaudible to the human ear.
Her answer came in an almost inaudible whisper.
peaceful (also tranquil especially written) quiet in a pleasant and relaxing way:
Life’s more peaceful in the countryside.
The hotel is set in tranquil surroundings.
sleepy [only before noun] quiet – used about a town or village where there are not many people and very little happens:
a sleepy fishing village
taciturn /ˈtæsətɜːn, ˈtæsɪtɜːn $ -ɜːrn/ formal not talking much and seeming a little unfriendly or bad-tempered:
He found Vaughn a taciturn and rather difficult person.
reticent unwilling to talk to other people, especially about a particular subject:
She’s always been reticent about her early life.
a man/woman of few words someone who does not talk much, especially because they only speak when there is something important to say:
My father was a man of few words, but when he spoke everyone listened.

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quiet without much noise:
It’s so quiet here at night.
This is the quietest room in the house to work in.
silent with no noise at all:
The room fell silent (=became silent).
peaceful (also tranquil especially written) quiet in a pleasant and relaxing way:
Life’s more peaceful in the countryside.
The hotel is set in tranquil surroundings.
sleepy [only before noun] quiet – used about a town or village where there are not many people and very little happens:
a sleepy fishing village

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