tranquillity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /tɹæŋˈkwɪl.ɪ.ti/
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Etymology
From tranquil + -ity, from Middle English tranquillite, from Old French tranquillite, tranquilité, from Latin tranquillitas.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state of being tranquil; peacefulness, the absence of disturbance or stress; serenity; calm.
Until the main road from Hatfield to Hertford was diverted a few years ago, heavy lorries trundling through the village sometimes knocked chunks off corner buildings, but now the village has regained much of its former tranquillity.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 224, about Hertingfordbury:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tranquility | alternative | lexicographic | |
| tranquillities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
tranquillityite · intranquillity
Relateds
tranquilness · tranquilize · tranquil · tranquillize · tranquilly
Synonyms
Translations (38)
fi levollisuus (the state of being tranquil) · eo trankvilo (the state of being tranquil) · hy հանգիստ (the state of being tranquil) · de Ruhe (the state of being tranquil) · da stilhed (the state of being tranquil) · ru споко́йствие (the state of being tranquil) · fi rauhallisuus (the state of being tranquil) · fr tranquillité (the state of being tranquil) · ms sentosa (the state of being tranquil) · hu nyugalom (the state of being tranquil) · hy խաղաղություն (the state of being tranquil) · enm grith (the state of being tranquil) · gl tranquilidade (the state of being tranquil) · gd sìth (the state of being tranquil) · sv ro (the state of being tranquil) · bg споко́йствие (the state of being tranquil) · ca tranquil·litat (the state of being tranquil) · it tranquillità (the state of being tranquil) · sv stillhet (the state of being tranquil) · nl rust (the state of being tranquil) · eo trankvileco (the state of being tranquil) · fi tyyneys (the state of being tranquil) · txb maimatsäññe (the state of being tranquil) · grc ἡσυχία (the state of being tranquil) · hy անխռովություն (the state of being tranquil) · hy հանգստություն (the state of being tranquil) · hy հանդարտություն (the state of being tranquil) · enm tranquillite (the state of being tranquil) · rap haumārū (the state of being tranquil) · ang ǣmetta (the state of being tranquil) · cmn 平静 (the state of being tranquil) · af vreedsaamheid (the state of being tranquil) · da ro (the state of being tranquil) · mi waikanaetanga (the state of being tranquil) · pt tranquilidade (the state of being tranquil) · de Stille (the state of being tranquil) · ckb ئاسوودە (the state of being tranquil) · es tranquilidad (the state of being tranquil)