peaceful

English

Alternative forms

peacefull (archaic)

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpiːsfəl/
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Hyphenation: peace‧ful

Adjective

peaceful (comparative peacefuller or peacefuler or more peaceful, superlative peacefullest or peacefulest or most peaceful)

Not at war or disturbed by strife or turmoil.
- 2013 July 20, “Old soldiers?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:
  Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine. […] One thing that is true, though, is that murder rates have fallen over the centuries, as policing has spread and the routine carrying of weapons has diminished. Modern society may not have done anything about war. But peace is a lot more peaceful.
Inclined to peace.
Motionless and calm.

Synonyms

(inclined to peace): peaceable, pacific
(quiet): tranquil, placid

Antonyms

Derived terms

Related terms

peaceful coexistence

Translations

not at war or disturbed by strife or turmoil

Arabic: سِلْمِيّ‎ (silmiyy)
Armenian: խաղաղ (hy) (xałał)
Azerbaijani: dinc (az)
Belarusian: спако́йны m (spakójny)
Catalan: pacífic (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 平安 (zh) (píng'ān)
Dutch: vredevol (nl), vredig (nl), vreedzaam (nl)
Esperanto: paca (eo)
Finnish: rauhallinen (fi), rauhanomainen
French: paisible (fr)
German: friedlich (de)
Hebrew: שָׁקֵט‎ (he)
Hindi: शांत (hi) (śā̃nt)

Irish: suaimhneach
Italian: pacifico (it)
Japanese: 平和な (ja) (heiwa na)
Malay: damai, aman
Maori: mārie, aumārire
Norman: paisibl'ye m or f
Polish: pokojowy (pl) m
Portuguese: pacífico (pt)
Russian: ми́рный (ru) (mírnyj), споко́йный (ru) (spokójnyj), ти́хий (ru) (tíxij)
Spanish: pacífico (es)
Turkish: barışta (tr), sulhta (obsolecent)
Vietnamese: hòa bình (vi)
Walloon: påjhûle (wa) m or f, påjhire (wa) m or f

inclined to peace; peaceable

Armenian: խաղաղասեր (hy) (xałałaser)
Azerbaijani: dinc (az)
Catalan: pacífic (ca)
Czech: mírumilovný (cs)
Dutch: vredig (nl), vreedzaam (nl)
Esperanto: pacema
Finnish: rauhallinen (fi), rauhantahtoinen
French: paisible (fr) m or f
German: friedfertig (de)
Irish: suaimhneach

Japanese: 穏和な (ja) (onwa na)
Maori: mārie, aumārire
Norman: paisibl'ye m or f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: fredelig (no)
Portuguese: pacífico (pt)
Romanian: pașnic (ro)
Russian: ми́рный (ru) (mírnyj), миролюби́вый (ru) (miroljubívyj)
Turkish: uysal (tr), yumuşak başlı (tr)
Walloon: påjhûle (wa) m or f, påjhire (wa) m or f

motionless and calm; placid

Armenian: խաղաղ (hy) (xałał), հանդարտ (hy) (handart), հանգիստ (hy) (hangist)
Azerbaijani: dinc (az), sakit (az)
Catalan: assossegat
Czech: klidný (cs)
Dutch: vredig (nl)
Esperanto: paca (eo)
Finnish: rauhallinen (fi)
French: placide (fr) m or f, calme (fr) m or f
German: friedlich (de)
Hebrew: שָׁלֵו‎ (he), שָׁקֵט‎ (he)
Italian: calmo (it)

Japanese: 平穏な (ja) (heion na), 平静な (ja) (heisei na)
Maori: whakaaio
Polish: spokojny (pl) m
Portuguese: calmo (pt), tranquilo (pt)
Russian: ми́рный (ru) (mírnyj), споко́йный (ru) (spokójnyj), ти́хий (ru) (tíxij)
Scottish Gaelic: foiseil, suaimhneach
Spanish: tranquilo (es), plácido (es)
Turkish: huzurlu (tr), sakin (tr)
Tuvaluan: filemu
Walloon: påjhûle (wa) m or f, påjhire (wa) m or f

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German: ^{(please verify)} friedlich (de)

Italian: ^{(please verify)} pacifico (it), placido, tranquillo

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