peace-loving
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- adjective
- /ˈpiːsˌlʌvɪŋ/
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pacifista
- As a peace-loving individual, she always advocates for nonviolent solutions to disputes.
- peace-loving people
And what would happen is a peace loving leader would replace Putin.
- And what would happen is a peace loving leader would replace Putin.
- The vast majority of people that live here are peaceful and peace loving.
- He's, you know, of one of these peace loving, weak Democrats.
- But yeah, it makes me kind of uncomfortable that I, you know, I'm a, a, a peace loving person who wants to like kumbaya it, you know, globally.
Examples
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The world knows we are a peace-loving people.
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Your children and grandchildren are proud and peace-loving citizens of the world.
Blog text (11) -
A happy, safe, united, peace loving country where everyone is equal.
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We like to think of ourselves as a peace-loving people.
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- No, we are peace-loving people.
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I'm a peace-loving man, a good father and husband.
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Now he was a peace-loving man, interested only in serving his people by negotiating a political settlement.
Fiction book (2002) -
Why does the U.S.-led NATO hate the peace-loving Chinese people so much?
Academic text (1999) -
59 Nigerians, like their neighbors, were peace-loving people.
Academic text (2007) -
While I'm still a peace-loving, anti-war kind of girl, I understand more fully what makes veterans tick.
Blog text (3)
Synonyms
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Calm and quiet, without noise or trouble
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Calm and not wanting to fight or argue
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3.5
Opposed to war and supporting actions that promote peace
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Prefer peaceful policies and oppose military action
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Against war and violence, preferring peaceful ways
Prefers solving conflicts by talking and making agreements rather than by fighting
Antonyms
How Peaceful
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Etymology
Peace-loving combines peace 'quiet and no war' and loving 'who loves', so it describes someone who prefers peace and avoids conflict or violence.