'Peaceful' definitions:
Definition of 'peaceful'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep" [syn: peaceful, peaceable] [ant: unpeaceful]
adjective
Peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance" [syn: passive, peaceful]
Definition of 'Peaceful'
From: GCIDE
- Peaceful \Peace"ful\, a.
- 1. Possessing or enjoying peace; not disturbed by war, tumult, agitation, anxiety, or commotion; quiet; tranquil; as, a peaceful time; a peaceful country; a peaceful end. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Not disposed or tending to war, tumult or agitation; pacific; mild; calm; peaceable; as, peaceful words. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: See Peaceable. [1913 Webster] --{Peace"ful*ly}, adv.. -- {Peace"ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'peaceful'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accordant,
- agreeable,
- agreeing,
- akin,
- amicable,
- at one,
- at peace,
- at rest,
- attuned,
- bland,
- bloodless,
- calm,
- cheerful,
- cloistered,
- collected,
- comfortable,
- comfy,
- commodious,
- compatible,
- composed,
- concordant,
- congenial,
- constant,
- contented,
- convenient,
- cool,
- coolheaded,
- corresponding,
- cozy,
- cushioned,
- cushiony,
- cushy,
- dwindling,
- easeful,
- easy,
- ebbing,
- empathetic,
- empathic,
- en rapport,
- equable,
- even-tenored,
- frictionless,
- friendly,
- gentle,
- halcyon,
- harmonious,
- homelike,
- homely,
- homey,
- homish,
- hushed,
- idyllic,
- impassive,
- in accord,
- in concert,
- in rapport,
- in tune,
- inharmony,
- intimate,
- irenic,
- isolated,
- judicious,
- like-minded,
- lived-in,
- luxurious,
- mild,
- mild as milk,
- moderate,
- moldering,
- nonviolent,
- of one mind,
- orderly,
- pacific,
- pacificatory,
- pacifist,
- pacifistic,
- pastoral,
- peaceable,
- peacetime,
- philosophical,
- piping,
- placid,
- plain,
- prudent,
- quiescent,
- quiet,
- relaxing,
- reposeful,
- reposing,
- restful,
- resting,
- roomy,
- secluded,
- sequestered,
- sequestrated,
- serene,
- sheltered,
- simple,
- smooth,
- snug,
- sober,
- soft,
- steady,
- still,
- still as death,
- stillish,
- stilly,
- stoic,
- stolid,
- subsiding,
- sympathetic,
- tame,
- temperate,
- together,
- tranquil,
- unagitated,
- understanding,
- undisturbed,
- united,
- unmoved,
- unperturbed,
- unpretending,
- unruffled,
- unstirring,
- untroubled,
- waning,
- warm
Words containing 'Peaceful'
- At peace,
- Peace,
- Peacefully,
- Peacefulness,
- Breach of peace,
- Breach of the peace,
- Commission of the peace,
- Justice of the peace,
- Peace of God,
- Peace offering,
- Peace officer,
- Peaceful Valley,
- Sessions of the peace,
- To keep the peace,
- Wand of peace,
- disturbance of the peace,
- keep the peace,
- kiss of peace,
- make peace,
- peace advocacy,
- peace corps,
- peace initiative,
- peace lily,
- peace march,
- peace of mind,
- peace of westphalia,
- peace offerings,
- peace pipe,
- peace process,
- peace treaty,
- pipe of peace,
- Make-peace,
- Peaceful Valley, WA,
- To hold one's peace,
- To make one's peace with,
- To smoke the pipe of peace,
- To swear the peace against one,
- peace garden state,
- peace-loving