tranquillity
See also: Tranquillity
English edit
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Etymology edit
tranquil + -ity, from Middle English tranquillite, from Old French tranquillite, tranquilité, from Latin tranquillitas.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tranquillity (usually uncountable, plural tranquillities)
- The state of being tranquil; peacefulness, the absence of disturbance or stress; serenity; calm.
Usage notes edit
- The spelling tranquillity is more common in the UK (less common in the US), while tranquility is more common in the US (less common in the UK).
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Translations edit
the state of being tranquil
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Further reading edit
- “tranquillity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “tranquillity”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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