peacefulness
- noun
- /ˈpiːsfəlnəs/
- 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.
- Cicero uses the word tranquillitas in Latin, which is what we can translate as peacefulness or contentment or tranquility.
- So it's just, it's, it's always interesting to hear the different ways of achieving, I guess, peacefulness and joy and love on this earth.
- Because it everything there is a there is a peacefulness, I think, to where we are in terms of what's happened.
- But but there was a peacefulness and kind of A and plus if you're sick, you got well, which is kind of cool.
Examples
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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.
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Access that part of who they are, but also bring a sense of peacefulness to our own lives.
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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.
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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
A calm, quiet feeling in your mind without worry
A state of comfort and freedom from worry
A calm feeling with no worry
A calm, stress-free state when you rest or enjoy free time
A quiet, peaceful feeling that helps you stay steady
A calm, peaceful state with no noise or worry
A calm, peaceful feeling without worry
A calm time with little or no sound
A calm time or place with little noise
A time of complete quiet and no movement that feels calm
A calm state of rest and freedom from worry
A state without strong feelings or worry in your mind
A lack of noise or disturbance in a place
A deep calm and quiet feeling inside that makes you feel relaxed
A deep calm feeling like being in heaven
A calm, peaceful feeling or time
A calm, peaceful feeling when things are quiet and steady
A calm, peaceful feeling that helps you relax
A calm, quiet way of behaving that avoids conflict
A feeling of calm and no worry
A calm, comfortable state with little worry or stress
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How Peaceful
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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.