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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
tran·quil    Audio Help   [trang-kwil] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm: a tranquil country place.
2.free from or unaffected by disturbing emotions; unagitated; serene; placid: a tranquil life.
[Origin: 1595–1605; earlier tranquill < L tranquillus quiet, calm, still]

—Related forms
tran·quil·ly, adverb
tran·quil·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. See peaceful.
—Antonyms 1. agitated.
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  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  tranquil
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  balmy, calm, composed, cool, easygoing, equable, even, gentle, hushed, mild, motionless, Pacific, pastoral, peaceful, placid, quiet, restful, sedate, serene, soothing, steady, still, undisturbed
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  calm
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Not excited or emotionally agitated.
Synonyms:  peaceful, placid, serene
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  still
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Motionless and undisturbed.
Synonyms:  calm, halcyon, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene, stilly, untroubled
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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