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tranquil

adj
/ˈtɹæŋ.kwɪl//ˈtɹeɪ̯ŋ.kwɪl/CA

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French tranquille, from Latin tranquillus, from trāns- + the root of quiēs (“rest, quiet, peace”), ultimately from *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest”).

  1. derived from tranquillus
  2. borrowed from tranquille

Definitions

  1. Free from emotional or mental disturbance.

    • Some time passed before I felt tranquil even here: I had a vague dread that wild cattle might be near, or that some sportsman or poacher might discover me.

  2. Calm

    Calm; without motion or sound.

    • […]that the streams which did form were clear and tranquil because fed by perennial springs from the underground supply; and that in their tranquil waters extensive peat bogs formed.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA