INDEX:
1. peaceful
2. a peaceful state or situation
3. a peaceful place
RELATED WORDS
when there is no war : ↑ PEACE
see also
↑ QUIET
↑ CALM
↑ BUSY/NOT BUSY
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1. peaceful
▷ peaceful /ˈpiːsf ə l/ [adjective]
if a place or situation is peaceful, it makes you feel calm and relaxed because there is no unpleasant noise or activity :
▪ Langcliffe is a peaceful little village.
▪ It’s so nice and peaceful here.
▪ After a career as a journalist, she was looking forward to a happy and peaceful retirement.
▷ calm /kɑːmǁkɑːm, kɑːlm/ [adjective]
if a place is calm, there is no violence or excited activity there, especially after a period when there has been violence or excitement :
▪ After yesterday’s fighting, the region is now calm again.
▪ Once on board, you can relax in calm, comfortable surroundings.
▷ quiet /ˈkwaɪət/ [adjective]
a quiet place or time is one without much activity, noise, or excitement, or without many people :
▪ Since the last big outbreak of fighting six days ago, the city has been strangely quiet.
▪ The roads are usually pretty quiet at this time of day.
a quiet night/evening in
an evening at home, rather than going out
▪ Let’s have a nice quiet evening in, for a change.
a quiet life
▪ While he liked to go out partying, she wanted a quiet life.
▷ sleepy /ˈsliːpi/ [adjective only before noun]
a sleepy town or village is a quiet, peaceful one, where there is very little to do and exciting things do not usually happen :
▪ Ten years ago, this was a sleepy fishing village.
▪ She headed for the High Street, the only lively spot in the sleepy little town.
▷ tranquil /ˈtræŋkwɪl, ˈtræŋkwəl/ [adjective]
a place that is tranquil is pleasantly quiet and makes you feel relaxed :
▪ In summer, the normally calm, tranquil streets fill with crowds of tourists.
▪ Efforts are being made to make life more tranquil in Japan’s noisy and overcrowded cities.
▷ restful /ˈrestf ə l/ [adjective]
a restful time or place is a quiet and relaxing one :
▪ I’m looking forward to a quiet, restful summer vacation.
▪ Her suite of rooms was cool and restful.
▪ He woke after a long, restful sleep, feeling refreshed.
▷ still /stɪl/ [adjective]
without wind, movement, or noise :
▪ It was a long, hot, still September afternoon.
▪ Everything was very still inside the little chapel. Nothing broke the silence.
2. a peaceful state or situation
▷ peace /piːs/ [uncountable noun]
a peaceful situation with no unpleasant noise or interruptions :
▪ Top footballer Bobby Mimms loves coming back to the peace of his home village in North Yorkshire.
▪ Residents say that the new development would shatter the peace of their area.
peace and quiet
▪ They’ve gone to the countryside for some peace and quiet.
do something in peace
do something without being interrupted
▪ Now go away and let me get on with my work in peace.
▷ calm /kɑːmǁkɑːm, kɑːlm/ [uncountable noun]
a situation in which there is no noise, anxious activity, or violence :
▪ What we need now is a period of calm and stability.
an atmosphere/sense of calm
▪ Inside the new gallery, there is an atmosphere of calm.
appeal/call for calm
▪ The Prime Minister visited the centre of the rioting and called for calm.
restore calm
▪ By October 17th, the police had managed to restore calm.
▷ tranquillity British /tranquility American /træŋˈkwɪlɪti, træŋˈkwɪləti/ [uncountable noun]
a pleasantly peaceful situation, especially one in which nothing seems to change :
▪ Nothing ever happens to disturb the tranquillity of this little town, hidden in the Tuscan hills.
3. a peaceful place
▷ haven /ˈheɪv ə n/ [countable noun usually singular]
a quiet, peaceful place where you can relax or be on your own :
▪ More and more people are swapping their suburban house for a peaceful rural haven.
haven of
▪ The airport chapel offers a haven of peace only metres away from the bustle of the departure lounge.
▷ oasis /əʊˈeɪsɪs, əʊˈeɪsəs/ [countable noun usually singular]
a peaceful place with busy places around it :
▪ Masongill is a peaceful oasis undisturbed by tourists.
oasis of
▪ The little resort is an oasis of calm on the lively island of Majorca.