peaceful

English

Alternative forms

• peacefull (archaic)

Etymology

peace +‎ -ful

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ˈpiːsfəl/

Adjective

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

1. not at war or disturbed by strife or turmoil
2. inclined to peace
3. motionless and calm

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

• nonpeaceful

Derived terms

terms derived from peaceful

peaceful coexistence peacefully

peacefulness

Related terms

terms related to peaceful

peacemaker peace offering peace officer

peace pipe peacetime

Translations

not at war or disturbed by strife or turmoil

• Arabic: سلمي (ar) (sílmiy)
• Armenian: խաղաղ (hy) (xaġaġ)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 平安 (cmn) (píng'ān)

• Dutch: vredevol (nl), vredig (nl), vreedzaam (nl)
• Esperanto: paca (eo)
• Finnish: rauhallinen (fi), rauhanomainen (fi)
• French: paisible (fr)

• German: friedlich (de)
• Hindi: शांत (hi) (śā̃nt)
• Japanese: 平和な (ja) (へいわな, heiwa-na)
• Jèrriais: paisibl'ye m and f
• Polish: pokojowy (pl) m
• Russian: мирный (ru) (mírnyj), спокойный (ru) (spokójnyj), тихий (ru) (tíxij)
• Spanish: pacífico (es)
• Vietnamese: hòa bình (vi)

inclined to peace; peaceable

• Armenian: խաղաղասեր (hy) (xaġaġaser)
• Czech: mírumilovný (cs)
• Dutch: vredig (nl), vreedzaam (nl)
• Esperanto: pacema (eo)
• Finnish: rauhallinen (fi), rauhantahtoinen (fi)

• French: paisible (fr) m and f
• German: friedfertig (de)
• Jèrriais: paisibl'ye m and f
• Romanian: pașnic (ro)
• Russian: мирный (ru) (mírnyj), миролюбивый (ru) (mirol'ubívyj)

motionless and calm; placid

• Armenian: խաղաղ (hy) (xaġaġ), հանդարտ (hy) (handart), հանգիստ (hy) (hangist)
• Czech: klidný (cs)
• Dutch: vredig (nl)
• Esperanto: paca (eo)
• Finnish: rauhallinen (fi)
• French: placide (fr) m and f, calme (fr) m and f

• German: friedlich (de)
• Polish: spokojny (pl) m
• Russian: мирный (ru) (mírnyj), спокойный (ru) (spokójnyj), тихий (ru) (tíxij)
• Scottish Gaelic: foiseil (gd), suaimhneach (gd)
• Spanish: tranquilo (es), plácido (es)

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• German: friedlich
• Italian: pacifico (it), placido, tranquillo