- Inclined or disposed to peace; promoting calm: They met in a peaceable spirit.
- Peaceful; undisturbed.
peaceably peace'a·bly adv.
Dictionary:
peace·a·ble (pē'sə-bəl) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: peaceable |
adjective
| Antonyms: peaceable |
Definition: friendly, serene
Antonyms: aggressive, belligerent, cold, cool, mean, unfriendly
| Word Tutor: peaceable |
I have a most peaceable disposition. My desires are for a modest hut, a thatched roof, but a good bed, good food, very fresh milk and butter, flowers in front of my window and a few pretty trees by my door.
— Heinrich Heine (1797-1856)
| Translations: Peaceable |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fredsommelig
Nederlands (Dutch)
vredelievend, vredig
Français (French)
adj. - pacifique
Deutsch (German)
adj. - friedlich
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ειρηνικός, φιλήσυχος, ήρεμος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pacífico
Español (Spanish)
adj. - pacífico
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - fridsam, fridfull
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
温顺的, 和平的, 温和的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 溫順的, 和平的, 溫和的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 평화를 애호하는 , 태평한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 平和を好む, 泰平な, 穏やかな
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مسالم, غير مشاغب, غغير عدائي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - שקט, אוהב שלום
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