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tranquillity or tran·quil·i·ty [trang-kwil-i-tee] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for tranquillity on Thesaurus.com noun
- quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity.
Origin of tranquillity 1325–75; Middle English tranquillite Latin tranquillitās. See tranquil, -ity Related Words for tranquility equanimity, coolness, stillness, calmness, serenity, calm, quietude, composure, quietness, peacefulness, repose, hush, sedateness, rest, imperturbability, placidity, order, ataraxia, imperturbation Examples from the Web for tranquility Contemporary Examples of tranquility
But the illusions of peace and tranquility soon crumble around them like a patch of freshly laid snow.
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October 27, 2014
The waiting room is ill-kempt, but inside its institutional blue and white walls, there is a surprising sense of tranquility.
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July 24, 2014
“It gives me tranquility,” said Batya Katzir, another Ashdod resident.
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July 15, 2014
So it was something that would symbolize some tranquility, peace—anything that would give it a good energy.
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May 20, 2014
Martha hoped that “from this moment [they] would grow old together, in solitude and tranquility.”
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John Avlon
December 25, 2013
Historical Examples of tranquility
He did belong to somebody, after all; and Stineli’s words had restored his tranquility.
Johanna Spyri
When he spoke all was tranquility of attention, and every mouth was open to applaud.
William Godwin
Guadaloupe, however, was not at once reduced to a state of tranquility.
The History of the First West India Regiment
A. B. Ellis
The return of tranquility after so much of tumult was startling.
Murray Leinster
Their fears vanished and tranquility returned to their countenances.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846
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British Dictionary definitions for tranquility tranquillity sometimes US tranquility noun
- a state of calm or quietude
Word Origin and History for tranquility n.
also tranquillity, late 14c., from Old French tranquilite (12c.), from Latin tranquillitatem (nominative tranquillitas) “tranquilness,” from tranquillus “tranquil,” perhaps from trans- “over” (here in its intensive sense of “exceedingly”) + a root related to quies “rest” (see quiet (n.)).