Definitions for Peaceful
ˈpis fəlpeace·ful

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. peaceful, peaceableadjective

   not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war

   "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep"

2. passive, peacefuladjective

   peacefully resistant in response to injustice

   "passive resistance"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. peacefuladjective

   not at war or disturbed by strife or turmoil

2. peacefuladjective

   inclined to peace

3. peacefuladjective

   motionless and calm

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peacefuladjective

   Etymology: peace and full.

   1. Quiet; not in war.

   That rouz’d the Tyrrhene realm with loud alarms,
   And peaceful Italy involv’d in arms. Dryden.

   2. Pacifick; mild.

   As one disarm’d, his anger all he lost;
   And thus with peaceful words uprais’d her soon. John Milton.

   The peaceful power that governs love repairs,
   To feast upon soft vows and silent pray’rs. Dryden.

   3. Undisturbed; still; secure.

   Succeeding monarchs heard the subjects cries,
   Nor saw displeas’d the peaceful cottage rise. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peaceful

   Peaceful indicates a state of, or inclination for, peace.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peacefuladjective

   possessing or enjoying peace; not disturbed by war, tumult, agitation, anxiety, or commotion; quiet; tranquil; as, a peaceful time; a peaceful country; a peaceful end

2. Peacefuladjective

   not disposed or tending to war, tumult or agitation; pacific; mild; calm; peaceable; as, peaceful words

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. peaceful

   The manner and feeling of peace.

   It was so peaceful being focused on the global project and having the time and space to do so.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 5, 2020  

2. ---

   peaceful

   To ensure an existence of peace.

   The country felt very peaceful when we visited on holidays.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 5, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Peaceful' in Adjectives Frequency: #710

How to pronounce Peaceful?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Peaceful in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Peaceful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Peaceful in a Sentence

1. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani:

   Our basic doctrine was always a peaceful nuclear application, but it never left our mind that if one day we should be threatened and it was imperative, we should be able to go down the other path.

2. Ian Bremmer:

   I mean, this clearly couldn't happen in any other advanced industrial democracy. We've just had elections in the last few months in Germany and Japan and Canada. We're going to have some in South Korea and France the next few months, they will all be free and fair. They will all have peaceful transfers of power. They will all be seen as legitimate at home and globally, that you can no longer say that about elections in the United States of America.

3. Michael Cohen:

   Given my experience working for Mr. President Donald Trump, I fear that if President Donald Trump loses the election in 2020, there will never be a peaceful transition of power.

4. Police Chief Calvin Williams:

   Loomis reportedly said Sunday. What we have now is completely irresponsible. City leaders have voiced confidence about their ability to secure the site. Police Chief Calvin Williams said Sunday that they’ve had protests every day for eight days and all have been peaceful. We've not really had any problems to speak of.

5. James Lynch:

   The release of Mohammed al-Ajami is long overdue good news, it is absurd that he had to spend more than four years behind bars, when his poetry was simply the peaceful expression of his conscientiously held beliefs.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Peaceful
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Peaceful
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Peaceful
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peaceful
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Peaceful