tranquillity

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

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are spelt with two ls in British English, but usually with one l in American English. The adverb is tranquilly in both varieties.

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also tranquility

noun

1. An absence of motion or disturbance: calm, calmness, hush, lull, peace, peacefulness, placidity, placidness, quiet, quietness, serenity, stillness, untroubledness. See calm/agitation.
2. Lack of emotional agitation: calm, calmness, peace, peacefulness, placidity, placidness, quietude, serenity. See calm/agitation.

n

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

Quotes:

"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

For a list of words related to tranquility, see:

• Mystical States and Experiences - tranquility: peace, repose, serenity, harmony of spirit

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