transcription, транскрипция: [ pi:sfʊl ]
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Peaceful activities and situations do not involve war.
He has attempted to find a peaceful solution to the Ossetian conflict...
They emphasised that their equipment was for peaceful and not military purposes.
ADJ : usu ADJ n
• peace‧ful‧ly
The US military expects the matter to be resolved peacefully.
ADV : ADV with v
2.
Peaceful occasions happen without violence or serious disorder.
The farmers staged a noisy but peaceful protest outside the headquarters of the organization...
≠ violent
ADJ
• peace‧ful‧ly
Ten thousand people are reported to have taken part in the protest which passed off peacefully.
ADV : ADV with v
3.
Peaceful people are not violent and try to avoid quarrelling or fighting with other people.
...warriors who killed or enslaved the peaceful farmers.
ADJ
• peace‧ful‧ly
They’ve been living and working peacefully with members of various ethnic groups.
ADV : ADV with v
4.
A peaceful place or time is quiet, calm, and free from disturbance.
...a peaceful Georgian house in the heart of Dorset...
ADJ
• peace‧ful‧ly
Except for traffic noise the night passed peacefully.
ADV : ADV after v