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tranquil en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷeɪ̯ŋ.kʰw̥ɪl] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷeɪ̯ŋ.kʰw̥ɪl] (Canada, US)
• [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɛ̃ŋ.kʰw̥ɪl] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɛ̃ŋ.kʰw̥ɪl] (Canada, US)
• /ˈtɹeɪ̯ŋ.kwɪl/ (Canada, US)
• /ˈtɹæŋ.kwɪl/ without æ-raising
• /ˈtɹɛ̃ŋ.kwɪl/ (Canada, US)
• [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷæŋ.kʰw̥ɪl] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷæŋ.kʰw̥ɪl] without æ-raising

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French tranquille, from Latin tranquillus, from trāns- + the root of quiēs (“rest, quiet, peace”), ultimately from *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest”).

Meanings

1. Free from emotional or mental disturbance.
   • Some time passed before I felt tranquil even here: I had a vague dread that wild cattle might be near, or that some sportsman or poacher might discover me. 1847, Charlotte Brontë, chapter XXVIII, in Jane Eyre:
2. Calm; without motion or sound.
   • […]that the streams which did form were clear and tranquil because fed by perennial springs from the underground supply; and that in their tranquil waters extensive peat bogs formed. 1921, Douglas Wilson Johnson, Battlefields of the World War, Western and Southern Fronts: A Study in Military Geography, page 262:

Forms

Antonyms

agitated

Deriveds

untranquil · tranquilize

Relateds

tranquilness · tranquillity · tranquillize · tranquilly

Synonyms

quiet · unflappable · tranquil · even-tempered · collected · serene · fixed · mute · silential · equanimitable · steady · placid · level-headed · immovable · noiseless · unruffled · even-minded · equanimous · even-keeled · still · unmoveable · calm · still · soundless · laid-back · calm · unruffable · imperturbable · cool-headed · composed · static · untumultuous · serene · unexcited · peaceful · sessile · unperturbable · unfazed · roolie · inanimate · sedate · immotile · inert · quiet · pacific · silent · peaceful · relaxed · unflustered · equable · immobile · mellow · peaceable · lifeless · stationary · unmovable · steady · stuck · pacate · quiescent · phlegmatic · rigid · peaceful · dumb

Translations (83)

fr tranquille (calm; without motion or sound) · sk pokojný (calm; without motion or sound) · lv rāms (free from emotional disturbance) · it calmo (free from emotional disturbance) · wa påjhire (calm; without motion or sound) · pt tranquilo (calm; without motion or sound) · de ruhig (calm; without motion or sound) · ru споко́йный (calm; without motion or sound) · de ruhig (free from emotional disturbance) · mk ми́рен (free from emotional disturbance) · ru безмяте́жный (free from emotional disturbance) · fi rauhallinen (calm; without motion or sound) · tr huzurlu (free from emotional disturbance) · ru уравнове́шенный (free from emotional disturbance) · ru ми́рный (free from emotional disturbance) · da stille (calm; without motion or sound) · wa trankile (free from emotional disturbance) · pdt frädlich (free from emotional disturbance) · nn roleg (free from emotional disturbance) · ml സ്വസ്ഥം (free from emotional disturbance) · pt calmo (free from emotional disturbance) · es tranquilo (free from emotional disturbance) · sl spokojen (free from emotional disturbance) · gl tranquilo (calm; without motion or sound) · ko 고요하다 (calm; without motion or sound) · la tranquillus (calm; without motion or sound) · gl tranquilo (free from emotional disturbance) · bg спокоен (free from emotional disturbance) · it quieto (calm; without motion or sound) · it calmo (calm; without motion or sound) · gl quieto (calm; without motion or sound) · pl spokojny (free from emotional disturbance) · gd foiseil (calm; without motion or sound) · wa coey (calm; without motion or sound) · pl cichy (calm; without motion or sound) · la tranquillus (free from emotional disturbance) · ota دولك (free from emotional disturbance) · es apacible (calm; without motion or sound) · mk ти́вок (calm; without motion or sound) · it sereno (free from emotional disturbance) · fi rauhallinen (free from emotional disturbance) · bg неподвижен (calm; without motion or sound) · wa påjhire (free from emotional disturbance) · gd suaimhneach (calm; without motion or sound) · ml ശാന്തം (calm; without motion or sound) · pt tranquilo (free from emotional disturbance) · cs tichý (calm; without motion or sound) · ru ти́хий (calm; without motion or sound) · sk tichý (calm; without motion or sound) · it tranquillo (free from emotional disturbance) · cs pokojný (calm; without motion or sound) · bg тих (free from emotional disturbance) · mk спо́коен (calm; without motion or sound) · cs pokojný (free from emotional disturbance) · wa trankile (calm; without motion or sound) · sv lugn (free from emotional disturbance) · pt calmo (calm; without motion or sound) · gd suaimhneach (free from emotional disturbance) · de gelassen (free from emotional disturbance) · lv mierīgs (free from emotional disturbance) · gd foiseil (free from emotional disturbance) · grc ἡσύχιος (calm; without motion or sound) · wa påjhûle (calm; without motion or sound) · sk pokojný (free from emotional disturbance) · wa påjhûle (free from emotional disturbance) · da stille (free from emotional disturbance) · ga suaimhneach (free from emotional disturbance) · ltg romons (free from emotional disturbance) · da rolig (free from emotional disturbance) · nb rolig (free from emotional disturbance) · nb rolig (calm; without motion or sound) · mk спо́коен (free from emotional disturbance) · da rolig (calm; without motion or sound) · it pacifico (calm; without motion or sound) · nn roleg (calm; without motion or sound) · es tranquilo (calm; without motion or sound) · fi tyyni (calm; without motion or sound) · ltg mīrons (free from emotional disturbance) · ca tranquil (calm; without motion or sound) · ru споко́йный (free from emotional disturbance) · fi seesteinen (free from emotional disturbance) · ca tranquil (free from emotional disturbance) · fr tranquille (free from emotional disturbance)