Meanings
- idiomaticuncountableThe absence of mental turmoil or anxiety.
Genevieve was tall and blonde, a destroyer of masculine peace of mind.
1917, P. G. Wodehouse, “Crowned Heads”, in The Man With Two Left Feet and Other Stories5 more examples
These people are under continual disquietudes, never enjoying a minute's peace of mind.
1726, Jonathan Swift, chapter 18, in Gulliver's TravelsWho can describe the pleasure and delight, the peace of mind and soft tranquillity, the sickly boy felt in the balmy air, and among the green hills and rich woods, of an inland village!
1838, Charles Dickens, chapter 32, in Oliver TwistBefore the day I met you, life was so unkind / But you're the key to my peace of mind
1967, Carole King, Gerry Goffin, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”, performed by Aretha FranklinIs it love that we're missing? / Peace of mind we're not getting? / Are the games that we're playing? / Simply our way of entertaining?
1976, Quincy Jones, sung by the Brothers Johnson, “Is It Love That We're Missing?”, in I Heard That!!In between, what I find is pleasing and I'm feeling fine / Love is so confusing, there's no peace of mind
1978, “Heart of Glass”, in Parallel Lines, performed by BlondieSynonyms: calmness, inner peace, peace, peacefulness, repose, serenity, tranquillity, calmness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe absence of mental turmoil or anxiety.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe absence of mental stress or anxiety
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Afrikaans gemoedsrus
- gemoedsrusabsence of mental stress
Arabic سَكِينَة, طُمَأْنِينَة
- سَكِينَة (sakīna)absence of mental stress
- طُمَأْنِينَة (ṭumaʔnīna)absence of mental stress
Chinese Mandarin 安心, 放心
- 安心 (ānxīn)absence of mental stress
- 放心 (fàngxīn)absence of mental stress
- 心境平和 (xīnjìng pínghé)absence of mental stress
- 平常心 (píngchángxīn)absence of mental stress
Danish sindsro
- sindsroabsence of mental stress
Dutch zielenrust, gemoedsrust
- zielenrustabsence of mental stress
- gemoedsrustabsence of mental stress
Finnish mielenrauha
- mielenrauhaabsence of mental stress
French tranquillité d'esprit
- tranquillité d'espritabsence of mental stress
German Seelenfrieden
- Seelenfriedenabsence of mental stress
Greek γαλήνη
- γαλήνη (galíni)absence of mental stress
Italian serenità, tranquillità
- serenitàabsence of mental stress
- tranquillitàabsence of mental stress
Japanese 安心
- 安心 (anshin)absence of mental stress
Latvian dvēseles miers
- dvēseles miersabsence of mental stress
Norwegian ro i sinnet
- ro i sinnetabsence of mental stress
Polish spokój umysłu
- spokój umysłuabsence of mental stress
Portuguese serenidade, tranquilidade
- serenidadeabsence of mental stress
- tranquilidadeabsence of mental stress
Russian душе́вное споко́йствие, споко́йствие ду́ха
- душе́вное споко́йствие (dušévnoje spokójstvije)absence of mental stress
- споко́йствие ду́ха (spokójstvije dúxa)absence of mental stress
Spanish paz del espíritu
- paz del espírituabsence of mental stress
Swedish sinnesro, sinnesfrid
- sinnesroabsence of mental stress
- sinnesfridabsence of mental stress
Cite this entry
peace of mind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peace%20of%20mind
“peace of mind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peace%20of%20mind. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peace of mind,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peace%20of%20mind.
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