PEACEABLE


Meaning of PEACEABLE in English

peace ‧ a ‧ ble /ˈpiːsəb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective literary

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ peace , ↑ peacefulness , ↑ pacifier , ↑ pacifism , ↑ pacifist ; adjective : ↑ peaceful , ↑ peaceable , ↑ pacifist ; adverb : ↑ peacefully , ↑ peaceably ; verb : ↑ pacify ]

1 . someone who is peaceable does not like fighting or arguing ⇨ pacifist OPP violent , aggressive :

He’s always been a very peaceable man.

2 . a peaceable situation or way of doing something is calm, without any violence or fighting:

We are now hoping for a peaceable end to this dispute.

—peaceably adverb :

The two communities live together quite peaceably.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.