peace
nounEtymology
From Middle English pees, pes, pais, borrowed from Anglo-Norman peis and Old French pais (“peace”), from Latin pāx (“peace”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“to fasten, stick, place”), related to Latin pacīscor (“agree, stipulate”), Latin pangō (“fasten, fix”); see pact. Doublet of pax. Displaced native Old English sibb and broadly ousted friþ (modern frith).
Definitions
A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free from civil…
A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.
- Our lounge strives to maintain an environment of peace for the comfort of our customers.
- *Thinke not that I am come to ſend peace on earth: I came not to ſend peace, but a ſword.
- Naomi boasted in nothing but the God of Israel. And she found peace even in the midst of chaos when she went to Him in prayer.
A feeling of tranquility, free from oppressive and unpleasant thoughts and emotions.
- The safety equipment will give me some peace of mind.
Death.
- ’Twere best at once to sink to peace, Like birds the charming serpent draws, To drop head-foremost in the jaws Of vacant darkness and to cease.
›+ 11 more definitionsshow fewer
Harmony in personal relations.
A state free of war, in particular war between different countries.
- 1993, Mark Berry as "King Harkinian", a character in Animation Magic, Link: The Faces of Evil, Philips Interactive Media (publ.). My boy, this peace is what all true warriors strive for.
- An uneasy peace descended upon Northern Ireland when the IRA agreed to a ceasefire in August 1994.
Shut up!, silence!
Shut up!, silence!; be quiet, be silent.
- “Hark!” said the old woman, triumphantly. “I hear a step coming. […] Do you hear him?” “I believe you are right, mother,” replied Alice, in a low voice. “Peace! open the door.”
- "Peace, my lord, thou utterest treason! Hast forgot the king's command? Remember I am party to thy crime, if I but listen."
Peace out
Peace out; goodbye.
To make peace
To make peace; to put at peace; to be at peace.
- Within every hood they have to be peacing with themselves. Then when you're living in peace with yourself, [...]
- In another northern species, ptarmigan, such a see-saw pattern between warring and peacing has indeed been observed by researchers.
To peace out.
- Fuck, man. Yeah, I know. He crashed with this guy, Eddie. Then the cops called me in. That's when he peaced. I swear on my father's grave, I don't know where he went. I swear.
A surname.
A female given name.
A municipal district in north-west Alberta, Canada
A municipal district in north-west Alberta, Canada; in full, the Municipal District of Peace No. 135.
A township in Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States.
Clipping of Peace dollar.
The neighborhood
- neighborpacific
- neighborpacify
- neighborpacification
- neighborpacifism
- neighborpacifist
Derived
antipeace, at peace, at peace with, breach of the peace, Carthaginian peace, dispeace, disturb the peace, dove of peace, Greenpeace, guardian of the peace, hold one's peace, I come in peace, industrial peace, inner peace, in peace, Justice of the Peace, keep one's peace, keep the peace, king's peace, kiss of peace, letters of peace, long peace, make-peace, make peace, makepeace, no peace for the weary, officer of the peace, peaceability, peaceable, peace and quiet, peace belt, peace be upon her, peace be upon him, peace be with you, peace bond, peacebreaker, peacebreaking, peacebuilder, peacebuilding, peace camp · +76 more
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at peace. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at peace. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at peace
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA