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peaceful |
Grep of noun peaceful peacefulness Overview of adj peaceful The adj peaceful has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) peaceful -- (not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep") 2. passive, peaceful -- (peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance") 3. law-abiding, peaceful -- ((of groups) not violent or disorderly; "the right of peaceful assembly") Antonyms of adj peaceful 3 senses of peaceful Sense 1 peaceful (vs. unpeaceful) unpeaceful (vs. peaceful) => belligerent, fighting, militant, war-ridden, warring => stormy => unpacific, warlike => unpeaceable Sense 2 passive, peaceful INDIRECT (VIA nonviolent) -> violent Sense 3 law-abiding, peaceful INDIRECT (VIA orderly) -> disorderly Similarity of adj peaceful 3 senses of peaceful Sense 1 peaceful (vs. unpeaceful) => at peace(prenominal) => calm, serene, tranquil => halcyon => irenic => nonbelligerent => pacific, peaceable => pacifist(postnominal), pacifistic => peaceable, peace-loving => undisturbed => pacific Also See-> amicable#1; calm#3; nonviolent#1; quiet#1; unaggressive#1, nonaggressive#1 Sense 2 passive, peaceful => nonviolent (vs. violent) Sense 3 law-abiding, peaceful => orderly (vs. disorderly) Attributes of adj peaceful Familiarity of adj peaceful peaceful used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj peaceful peaceful unpeaceful Overview of adj peaceful The adj peaceful has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) peaceful -- (not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep") 2. passive, peaceful -- (peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance") 3. law-abiding, peaceful -- ((of groups) not violent or disorderly; "the right of peaceful assembly")
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