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PEACEABLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
Example:
peaceful sleep
Synonyms:
peaceable; peaceful
Classified under:
Similar:
halcyon (idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity)
irenic (conducive to peace)
nonbelligerent (not directly at war)
pacific; peaceable (disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature)
dovish; pacifist; pacifistic (opposed to war)
peace-loving; peaceable (inclined or disposed to peace)
Also:
nonaggressive; unaggressive (not aggressive; not given to fighting or assertiveness)
amicable (characterized by friendship and good will)
quiet (characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity)
nonviolent (abstaining (on principle) from the use of violence)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature
Example:
in a peaceable and orderly manner
Synonyms:
pacific; peaceable
Classified under:
Similar:
peaceable; peaceful (not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war)
Derivation:
peaceableness (a state that is calm and tranquil)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Inclined or disposed to peace
Example:
peace-loving citizens
Synonyms:
peace-loving; peaceable
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
peaceable; peaceful (not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war)
Derivation:
peaceableness (a state that is calm and tranquil)
