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tranquil

 
(trăng'kwəl, trăn'-) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Free from commotion or disturbance. See synonyms at calm.
  2. Free from anxiety, tension, or restlessness; composed.
  3. Steady; even: a tranquil flame.

[Middle English tranquill, from Latin tranquillus.]

tranquilly tran'quil·ly adv.
tranquilness tran'quil·ness n.

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  1. Motionless and undisturbed: calm, halcyon, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene, still, stilly, untroubled. See calm/agitation.
  2. Not excited or emotionally agitated: calm, peaceful, placid, serene. See calm/agitation.


adj

Definition: quiet, peaceful
Antonyms: chaotic, loud, noisy, turbulent, unpeaceful, violent, wild

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IN BRIEF: Free from disturbance or agitation.

pronunciation Tranquil pleasures last the longest; we are not fitted to bear the burden of great joys. — Christian Nevell Bovee

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - rolig

Nederlands (Dutch)
sereen, rustig

Français (French)
adj. - tranquille

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ruhig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - γαλήνιος, ήρεμος, ήσυχος

Italiano (Italian)
sereno

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - tranqüilo (m), sereno (m)

Русский (Russian)
спокойный, безмятежный, невозмутимый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - tranquilo, sereno

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - lugn, stilla, stillsam

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
平静的, 安宁的, 安静的, 平稳的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 平靜的, 安寧的, 安靜的, 平穩的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 조용한, 고요한, 평화로운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 静かな, 平穏な, 平静な, 安らかな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ساكن, هادئ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שקט, שלו, רגוע‬


 
 
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