tranquillity

tran·quil·li·ty
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/tɹæŋˈkwɪl.ɪ.ti/

noun

The state of being tranquil; peacefulness, the absence of disturbance or stress; serenity; calm.

“sense of tranquillity”

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calmpeacestillthtranquilityquietquietnessquietuderepose
OriginMiddle English tranquillite ← Old French tranquillite ← Latin tranquillitas →
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Meanings

tranquillity1

nountranquillity (usually uncountable, plural tranquillities)

plural tranquillities · alternative tranquility

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state of being tranquil; peacefulness, the absence of disturbance or stress; serenity; calm.

    sense of tranquillity

    5 more examples

    Until the main road from Hatfield to Hertford was diverted a few years ago, heavy lorries trundling through the village sometimes knocked chunks off corner buildings, but now the village has regained much of its former tranquillity.

    1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 224, about Hertingfordbury

    The garden offers a sense of tranquillity away from the busy city.

    They enjoyed the tranquillity of the countryside.

    peace and tranquillity

    absolute tranquillity

    Synonyms: calm, peace, stillth

Tranquillity2

proper noun

alternative Tranquility

  1. A census-designated place in Fresno County, California, United States.
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Sea of Tranquillity.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state of being tranquil; peacefulness, the absence of disturbance or stress; serenity; calm.

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calmpeacestillth

More synonyms by meaning

nounan untroubled state; free from disturbances

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tranquilityquiet
Broader
order

nouna state of peace and quiet

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tranquilityquietnessquietude
Broader
calmness

nouna disposition free from stress or emotion

Similar
reposequietplacidityserenitytranquility
Broader
composurecalmcalmness
Also see
calmnesspeacefulnesspeace of mindplacidityquietquietnessquietudereposesedatenessserenitytranquility

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latintranquillitas
  2. Old Frenchtranquillite
  3. Middle Englishtranquillite
  4. Englishtranquillity

From tranquil + -ity, from Middle English tranquillite, from Old French tranquillite, tranquilité, from Latin tranquillitas.

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Translations

Afrikaans vreedsaamheid
  • vreedsaamheidthe state of being tranquil
Ancient Greek ἡσυχία
  • ἡσυχία (hēsukhía)the state of being tranquil
Bulgarian споко́йствие
  • споко́йствие (spokójstvie)the state of being tranquil
Catalan tranquil·litat
  • tranquil·litatthe state of being tranquil
Chinese Mandarin 平静
  • 平静 (píngjìng)the state of being tranquil
Danish stilhed, ro
  • stilhedthe state of being tranquil
  • rothe state of being tranquil
Dutch rust
  • rustthe state of being tranquil
Esperanto trankvileco, trankvilo
  • trankvilecothe state of being tranquil
  • trankvilothe state of being tranquil
Finnish rauhallisuus, levollisuus
  • rauhallisuusthe state of being tranquil
  • levollisuusthe state of being tranquil
  • tyyneysthe state of being tranquil
French tranquillité
  • tranquillitéthe state of being tranquil
German Ruhe, Stille
  • Ruhethe state of being tranquil
  • Stillethe state of being tranquil
Hungarian nyugalom
  • nyugalomthe state of being tranquil
Italian tranquillità
  • tranquillitàthe state of being tranquil
Malay sentosa
  • sentosathe state of being tranquil
Māori waikanaetanga
  • waikanaetangathe state of being tranquil
Portuguese tranquilidade
  • tranquilidadethe state of being tranquil
Russian споко́йствие
  • споко́йствие (spokójstvije)the state of being tranquil
Scottish Gaelic sìth
  • sìththe state of being tranquil
Spanish tranquilidad
  • tranquilidadthe state of being tranquil
Swedish stillhet, ro
  • stillhetthe state of being tranquil
  • rothe state of being tranquil
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