peaceable

(pē'sə-bəl)
adj.

1. Inclined or disposed to peace; promoting calm: They met in a peaceable spirit.
2. Peaceful; undisturbed.

peaceableness peace'a·ble·ness n.
peaceably peace'a·bly adv.

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In general, peaceable means 'disposed to peace, not quarrelsome' and refers primarily to people or activities:

The visitor from beyond the planets would obtain the impression that the Earth is a very peaceable place—New Scientist, 1991.

The adverb peaceably occurs almost as often as the adjective:

On the whole they lived peaceably and had lots of fellowship together—W. Green, 1988.

The more common word peaceful means 'characterized by peace, tranquil' and the notion is more actual than potential:

The meal was peaceful, but when it was over the doors burst open and in surged a crowd of painters and models who hadn't been invited—J. Rose, 1990.

It can be used to describe a person as well as a situation:

Sometimes I felt plain scared. I am a peaceful man. I always felt we were a target—Guardian, 2007.

The meanings of peaceable and peaceful overlap rather more with the adverb peacefully:

The siege ended peacefully and Yacoub was later charged with taking hostages and with illegal possession of a firearm—Keesings, 1990.

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adjective

Inclined or disposed to peace; not quarrelsome or unruly: irenic, pacific, pacifical, pacifist, pacifistic, peaceful. See peace/conflict.

adj

Definition: friendly, serene
Antonyms: aggressive, belligerent, cold, cool, mean, unfriendly

IN BRIEF: Quiet and tranquil.

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)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fredsommelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
vredelievend, vredig

Français (French)
adj. - pacifique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - friedlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ειρηνικός, φιλήσυχος, ήρεμος

Italiano (Italian)
pacifico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pacífico

Русский (Russian)
миролюбивый

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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