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peace of mind en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, uncountable) The absence of mental turmoil or anxiety.
    • Genevieve was tall and blonde, a destroyer of masculine peace of mind. 1917, P. G. Wodehouse, “Crowned Heads”, in The Man With Two Left Feet and Other Stories:
    • These people are under continual disquietudes, never enjoying a minute's peace of mind. 1726, Jonathan Swift, chapter 18, in Gulliver's Travels:
    • Is it love that we're missing? / Peace of mind we're not getting? / Are the games that we're playing? / Simply our way of entertaining? 1976, Quincy Jones, sung by the Brothers Johnson, “Is It Love That We're Missing?”, in I Heard That!!:
    • Peace of mind is good for health, good for community, good for family, and also for physical growth. 2006 April 15, “Dalai Lama: Tibet Wants Autonomy, Not Independence”, in Time, retrieved 26 May 2015:
    • The basic toilet has quite a heavy door, which then bleeps to remind you to lock it - with a nice, peace of mind, manual lock. 2024 January 24, Pip Dunn, “Adventure on a GA Class 20 Aventra”, in RAIL, number 1001, page 52:
    • In between, what I find is pleasing and I'm feeling fine / Love is so confusing, there's no peace of mind 1978, “Heart of Glass”, in Parallel Lines, performed by Blondie:
    • Before the day I met you, life was so unkind / But you're the key to my peace of mind 1967, Carole King, Gerry Goffin, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”, performed by Aretha Franklin:
    • Who can describe the pleasure and delight, the peace of mind and soft tranquillity, the sickly boy felt in the balmy air, and among the green hills and rich woods, of an inland village! 1838, Charles Dickens, chapter 32, in Oliver Twist:

Relateds

piece of my mind · mindfulness · presence of mind

Synonyms

serenity · tranquillity · restfulness · repose · self-possession · phlegm · calmness · calmness · peace · stillness · calm · serenity · peacefulness · quietism · even-mindedness · tranquillity · presence of mind · equanimity · inner peace · composure · inner peace · repose · roo · peacefulness · peace · quietness · peace of mind

Translations (30)

fi mielenrauha (absence of mental stress) · no ro i sinnet (absence of mental stress) · cmn 放心 (absence of mental stress) · ka სულიერი სიმშვიდე (absence of mental stress) · it tranquillità (absence of mental stress) · lv dvēseles miers (absence of mental stress) · sv sinnesfrid (absence of mental stress) · nl zielenrust (absence of mental stress) · it serenità (absence of mental stress) · ar طُمَأْنِينَة (absence of mental stress) · ru душе́вное споко́йствие (absence of mental stress) · af gemoedsrus (absence of mental stress) · ar سَكِينَة (absence of mental stress) · da sindsro (absence of mental stress) · ru споко́йствие ду́ха (absence of mental stress) · es paz del espíritu (absence of mental stress) · cmn 安心 (absence of mental stress) · cmn 心境平和 (absence of mental stress) · el γαλήνη (absence of mental stress) · pl spokój umysłu (absence of mental stress) · pt tranquilidade (absence of mental stress) · de Seelenfrieden (absence of mental stress) · sv sinnesro (absence of mental stress) · nl gemoedsrust (absence of mental stress) · ka შინაგანი სიმშვიდე (absence of mental stress) · arz راحة البال (absence of mental stress) · cmn 平常心 (absence of mental stress) · ja 安心 (absence of mental stress) · pt serenidade (absence of mental stress) · fr tranquillité d'esprit (absence of mental stress)