/ˈpiːs.fəl/
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Translation
Quiet and calm; without noise, worry, fighting, or war.
Word origin
From peace plus -ful. Peace comes from Latin pax, through Old French pais.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pax
- English cognates
- peace, pacific
Examples
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"Peaceful" describes a place that is quiet and calm.
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Nothing loud or stressful happened; it was calm.
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Here it means without fighting or war.
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