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Webster 1913 Edition
Tranquil
Tran′quil
,Adj.
[L.
tranquillus
; probably fr. trans
across, over + a word akin to quietus
quiet: cf. F. tranquille
. See Quiet
.] Quiet; calm; undisturbed; peaceful; not agitated;
as, the atmosphere is
. tranquil
; the condition of the country is tranquil
A style clear,
tranquil
, easy to follow. De Quincey.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tranquil
TRAN'QUIL
,Adj.
Definition 2024
tranquil
tranquil
English
Adjective
tranquil (comparative tranquiler, superlative tranquilest)
- Free from emotional or mental disturbance.
- 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, chapter XXVIII
- 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, Jane Eyre, chapter XXVIII
- Calm; without motion or sound.
- 1921, Douglas Wilson Johnson, Battlefields of the World War, Western and Southern Fronts: A Study in Military Geography, page 262
- […] 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
Synonyms
- (free from emotional disturbance): calm, peaceful, serene, steady
- (calm; without motion or sound): peaceful
Antonyms
- (free from emotional disturbance): agitated
Related terms
Translations
free from emotional disturbance
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calm; without motion or sound