peace

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A situation without war or fighting between countries or groups.

   The two nations finally signed an agreement and made peace.

2. 2
   noun

   A feeling of calm and quiet, free from noise or worry.

   I love the peace of the countryside in the early morning.

3. 3
   noun

   A calm state of mind, free from stress and worry.

   The safety equipment gives me some peace of mind.

From Middle English pees, pes, pais, borrowed from Anglo-Norman peis and Old French pais (“peace”), from Latin pāx (“peace”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“to fasten, stick, place”), related to Latin pacīscor (“agree, stipulate”), Latin pangō (“fasten, fix”); see pact. Doublet of pax. Displaced native Old English sibb and broadly ousted friþ (modern frith).

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