Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
adjective
- tending to make or preserve peace; conciliatory: pacific overtures.
- not warlike; peaceable; mild: a pacific disposition.
- at peace; peaceful: a pacific era in history.
- calm; tranquil: The Wabash is a pacific river.
- (initial capital letter) of or relating to the Pacific Ocean.
- (initial capital letter) of or relating to the region bordering on the Pacific Ocean: the Pacific states.
noun (initial capital letter)
- Pacific Ocean.
- a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, six driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck.
adjective
- tending or conducive to peace; conciliatory
- not aggressive; opposed to the use of force
- free from conflict; peaceful
noun
- the Pacific short for Pacific Ocean
adjective
- of or relating to the Pacific Ocean or its islands
adj.1540s, “tending to make peace,” from Middle French pacifique, from Latin pacificus “peaceful, peace-making,” from pax (genitive pacis) “peace” (see peace) + root of facere “to make” (see factitious). Meaning “peaceful, calm” is first recorded 1630s. Related: Pacifical (mid-15c.); pacifically.