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tranquillity

 
Dictionary: tran·quil·li·ty or tran·quil·i·ty (trăng-kwĭl'ĭ-tē, trăn-) pronunciation
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The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.


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Definition: peace, quiet
Antonyms: chaos, disturbance, loudness, noise, turbulence, violence, wildness


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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a disposition free from stress or emotion
  Synonyms: repose, quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity

Meaning #2: a state of peace and quiet
  Synonyms: tranquillity, quietness, quietude


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"The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom." - James Allen

"Like water, we are truest to our nature in repose." - Cyril Connolly

"You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose." - Indira Gandhi

"There is no such thing as perpetual tranquillity of mind while we live here; because life itself is but motion, and can never be without desire, nor without fear, no more than without sense." - Thomas Hobbes

"Tranquility is the old man's milk." - Thomas Jefferson

 
 
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