Meanings
nounpeace and quiet (uncountable)
- uncountableTranquility; freedom from stress or interruptions.
Origin
Perhaps a reformation of the Old English phrase sibb and stilnes (literally “peace and quiet”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans rus en vrede
- rus en vredetranquility
Chinese Mandarin 安靜 /安静, 平靜 /平静
- 安靜 /安静 (ānjìng)tranquility
- 平靜 /平静 (píngjìng)tranquility
Finnish rauha ja hiljaisuus
- rauha ja hiljaisuustranquility
Hungarian csend és nyugalom, béke és nyugalom
- csend és nyugalomtranquility
- béke és nyugalomtranquility
Icelandic kyrrð, ró
- kyrrðtranquility
- rótranquility
Irish síth agus socracht
- síth agus socrachttranquility
Italian quieto vivere
- quieto viveretranquility
Norwegian Bokmål fred og ro
- fred og rotranquility
Polish święty spokój
- święty spokójtranquility
Portuguese calmaria
- calmariatranquility
Russian тишь да гладь
- тишь да гладь (tišʹ da gladʹ)tranquility
Swedish lugn och ro
- lugn och rotranquility
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APA
peace and quiet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peace%20and%20quiet
MLA
“peace and quiet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peace%20and%20quiet. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peace and quiet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peace%20and%20quiet.
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