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Dictionary: peace·a·ble   ('sə-bəl) pronunciation
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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adjective

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

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adj

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


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Quiet and tranquil.

pronunciation 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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