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peace

peace

1.0
A calm, friendly relationship between people or groups without argument
  • noun
  • /piːs/
translation icon : paz
  • The leaders signed an agreement to ensure lasting peace in the region.
  • live in peace
  • peace talks
  • peace process

After that there is usually period of extended peace and prosperity.

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Examples

  • The organization sought to foster cultural exchanges to promote world peace and understanding.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Whether they are real or not, we must make our peace with them.

  • But if I seek the path of peace, I must be kind.

  • Then it would teach you peace and guide you home.

  • Everybody thinks Christmas time is about peace on Earth and good will toward men.

  • While I was off fighting, she was working for the world peace movement.

  • After that there is usually period of extended peace and prosperity.

  • The only reward for peace is peace.

  • We come in peace.

  • Members of those two formerly hostile tribes became brethren in Islam, and peace entered the city.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

harmony
vspeace
146 2.5

Agreement and peaceful working together between people or ideas

focuses specifically on harmonious relations and lack of conflict between parties
tranquility
vspeace
  • US
49 4.0

A calm, peaceful state with no noise or worry

emphasizes social harmony and freedom from disputes rather than inner calm
amity
vspeace
5 7.4

A friendly, peaceful relationship between people or countries

is broader and focuses on harmony and absence of disputes rather than friendliness
peacefulness
vspeace
4 2.7

A calm, quiet feeling with no worry

applies to relations and the absence of disputes, not only quiet calm

Antonyms

384 3.0

A serious argument about something important that lasts a long time

135 4.1

To be against something or not agree with it

Idioms

109 2.1

Calm and free from worry or conflict

Prevent people from arguing or fighting so things stay calm

Ask anyone who objects to speak now or be silent forever

A wish that a dead man finds peace after death

To die peacefully, people say this as a gentle way to talk about someone's death

Compounds

peace process
  • Formal
186 3.0

A series of talks and actions to end a war and make peace between fighting sides

64 3.0

A calm feeling with no worry

peace and quiet
  • Informal
43 1.0

A calm time or place with little noise

40 3.4

A United States government program that sends volunteers to help people in other countries

peace treaty
  • Formal
31 3.0

A formal agreement to stop a war and start peaceful relations

A gift or action that ends an argument and brings back friendship

14 4.4

A calm feeling inside when your mind is free from worry

11 3.3

A long time with no war or fighting between countries

11 3.4

Wanting peace and avoiding violence or fights

9 4.5

A person who does small legal tasks like witnessing documents, marrying people, and hearing minor cases

peace officer
  • Formal
9 3.5

A person who has legal power to make people follow the law, like a police officer or sheriff

A step that starts talks to end a conflict between countries or groups

A deep calm and quiet feeling inside that makes you feel relaxed

6 2.9

A circle with three lines that people use to show a wish for no war

A deep calm feeling like being in heaven

peace pipe
  • Literature
3 6.8

A decorated pipe smoked in a special ceremony by some Native American groups to show peace or agreement

2 3.0

A public event where people protest against war and call for peace

A thing that shows peace, like a white dove or an olive branch

A situation where people live together without fighting and understand each other

An action that makes people in public feel unsafe or upset

An action that makes a public place noisy or unsafe and can get you in trouble with the police

A set of beliefs that teaches people to be peaceful and avoid violence

1 9.8

A set of treaties signed in 1648 that ended the Thirty Years' War and made states independent

1 2.6

A simple sign with three lines in a circle that shows peace

kiss of peace
  • Formal
9.1

A short greeting in church to show love and unity

A nickname for the US state North Dakota because of the Peace Garden on its border

A green houseplant with shiny leaves and a white leaf around its flowers

Support for peace between countries to prevent war

4.2

A field of study that looks at why people fight and how to make peace

9.0

A decorated smoking pipe used at special times to show peace or agreement

How Peaceful

peace
1.0
harmony
146 2.5
reconciliation
114 5.3
coexistence
16 4.2
tolerance
160 3.7

Surface Forms

peace singular
peaces plural

Etymology

The word peace comes from the Latin pax meaning 'peace', and it is related to words like pacify ('to calm') that help people get along. So, peace means harmony and freedom from arguments between people or groups.