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peacefulness

peacefulness

4 2.7
A calm, quiet feeling with no worry
  • noun
  • /ˈpiːsfəlnəs/
translation icon : tranquilidad
  • After a long day, he enjoyed the peacefulness of his quiet home, free from distractions.

Cicero uses the word tranquillitas in Latin, which is what we can translate as peacefulness or contentment or tranquility.

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Examples

  • The beauty and peacefulness of the surrounding fields, villages, and low hills are still fresh in memory.

    Academic text (2014)
  • During meditation with the tree, I felt a sense of calm and peacefulness.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The power and and peacefulness that comes with sitting in this beautiful park.

  • Access that part of who they are, but also bring a sense of peacefulness to our own lives.

  • Every day they wanted to come home earlier, to the peacefulness of their refuge.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • There seemed to be such peacefulness in his face, a calmness that helped me feel at home.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • When she stepped inside, she felt a sense of peacefulness descend, and she saw that she was alone.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • When we're present with our heart, it brings out more of the qualities of kindness, patience, peacefulness, courage, a lot of good stuff.

  • However, Taiwanese society has maintained stability, and the minds of the people have maintained peacefulness.

    Academic text (2000)
  • I looked at my life as a series of small struggles and gentle, intermediate plateaus of peacefulness.

    Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

peace
vspeacefulness
1.0

A calm, quiet feeling in your mind without worry

is the general noun for that same calm condition
ease
vspeacefulness
304 1.0

A state of comfort and freedom from worry

is the overall condition that includes physical and mental comfort
peace of mind
vspeacefulness
64 3.0

A calm feeling with no worry

is the general condition which can produce that inner feeling
relaxation
vspeacefulness
54 1.6

A calm, stress-free state when you rest or enjoy free time

is the general state that also covers quiet and lack of worry
calm
vspeacefulness
52 1.0

A quiet, peaceful feeling that helps you stay steady

is the general term for being free from disturbance or worry
tranquility
vspeacefulness
  • US
49 4.0

A calm, peaceful state with no noise or worry

is a general state that covers this idea without extra emphasis
serenity
vspeacefulness
48 4.4

A calm, peaceful feeling without worry

is the overall condition that includes this untroubled quality
quiet
vspeacefulness
45 1.0

A calm time with little or no sound

covers that silence but also includes freedom from worry
peace and quiet
vspeacefulness
  • Informal
43 1.0

A calm time or place with little noise

is the general state that also includes inner freedom from worry
stillness
vspeacefulness
38 3.5

A time of complete quiet and no movement that feels calm

is wider, applying to both quietness and freedom from worry
repose
vspeacefulness
  • Literature
15 6.0

A calm state of rest and freedom from worry

is the wider notion that includes such restful moments
calmness
vspeacefulness
9 2.7

A state without strong feelings or worry in your mind

is the broader state including quiet and freedom from worry
quietness
vspeacefulness
7 1.0

A lack of noise or disturbance in a place

is broader, adding lack of worry as well as quiet
sense of peace
vspeacefulness
7 3.9

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

is the external state that may or may not include this inner feeling
heavenly peace
vspeacefulness
5 5.3

A deep calm feeling like being in heaven

is the normal everyday state rather than an idealized perfect one
quietude
vspeacefulness
  • Literature
3 8.0

A calm, peaceful feeling or time

is the common term used for similar long untroubled states
placidity
vspeacefulness
1 7.0

A calm, peaceful feeling when things are quiet and steady

is the broader state that covers this undisturbed quality
restfulness
vspeacefulness
1 3.2

A calm, peaceful feeling that helps you relax

is broader, covering calmness beyond mere rest or sleep
peaceableness
vspeacefulness
6.7

A calm, quiet way of behaving that avoids conflict

focuses on the state itself rather than the tendency to avoid conflict
heartsease
vspeacefulness
  • Archaic
9.9

A feeling of calm and no worry

is the wider state that includes this mental ease
relaxedness
vspeacefulness
5.5

A calm, comfortable state with little worry or stress

is broader, adding absence of disturbance and worry beyond relaxation

Antonyms

423 3.5

A worried, nervous feeling that makes you unable to relax

138 4.8

A time of great confusion and disorder

How Peaceful

serenity
48 4.4
tranquility
  • US
49 4.0
peacefulness
4 2.7
calmness
9 2.7
quiet
45 1.0

Surface Forms

peacefulness singular

Morphology

peacefulness = peaceful (transparent) = peace + ful + ness

Clear nominalization of the adjective 'peaceful' (peace + -ful) with the productive suffix '-ness'.

Etymology

The word peacefulness starts with peace, which comes from the old Latin word pax meaning 'peace' or 'agreement'. Think of a pact—an agreement that stops fighting—so peacefulness is the calm, quiet state when there is no fighting or worry.