About The Word Peaceable
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Peaceable
| Peaceable Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Peaceable?
[adj] disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature; "the pacific temper seeks to settle disputes on grounds of justice rather than by force"; "a quiet and peaceable person"; "in a peaceable and orderly manner"
[adj] inclined or disposed to peace; "they met in a peaceable spirit"; "peace-loving citizens" Synonyms | Synonyms for Peaceable: pacific | peaceful | peace-loving Related Terms | Find terms related to Peaceable: agreeable | amiable | amicable | at peace | at rest | bland | bloodless | broken | brotherly | calm | chastened | civil | civilian | cloistered | compatible | complaisant | conciliatory | concordant | congenial | cool | cordial | domesticated | dovelike | dovish | dwindling | ebbing | even-tenored | favorable | fraternal | friendlike | friendly | genial | gentle | halcyon | harmonious | housebroken | humble | hushed | idyllic | impassive | inoffensive | irenic | isolated | judicious | kind | lamblike | meek | mild | mild as milk | moderate | moldering | neighborlike | neighborly | nonaggressive | noncombatant | nonmilitant | nonviolent | orderly | pacific | pacificatory | pacifist | pacifistic | pastoral | peaceful | peace-loving | peacetime | piping | placid | pleasant | prudent | quiescent | quiet | reposeful | reposing | restful | resting | secluded | sequestered | sequestrated | serene | sheltered | simpatico | sisterly | smooth | sober | sociable | soft | still | still as death | stillish | stilly | stoic | stolid | subdued | subsiding | sympathique | tame | tamed | temperate | tranquil | unagitated | unbellicose | uncontentious | undisturbed | unhostile | unmilitant | unmilitary | unmoved | unperturbed | unruffled | unstirring | untroubled | waning | well-affected | well-disposed | well-intentioned | well-meaning | well-meant See Also | Peaceable In Webster's Dictionary \Peace"a*ble\, a. [OE. peisible, F. paisible.]
Begin in or at peace; tranquil; quiet; free from, or not
disposed to, war, disorder, or excitement; not quarrelsome.
-- {Peace"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Peace"a*bly}, adv.
Syn: Peaceful; pacific; tranquil; quiet; mild; undisturbed;
serene; still.
Usage: {Peaceable}, {Peaceful}. Peaceable describes the state
of an individual, nation, etc., in reference to
external hostility, attack, etc.; peaceful, in respect
to internal disturbance. The former denotes ``in the
spirit of peace;'' latter; ``in the possession or
enjoyment of peace.'' A peaceable adjustment of
difficulties; a peaceful life, scene.
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