peace

A2 Topic:War & Conflict

US /pis/ UK /piːs/ See IPA manual

Homophones

piece /piːs/

Freq #847

Meanings

1

noun
A situation without war or fighting between countries or groups.

The two nations finally signed an agreement and made peace.
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

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

The safety equipment gives me some peace of mind.

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1 noun · a situation without war or... pacification

Word family

Derived forms antipeacedispeacegreenpeacemake-peacemakepeacepeace-lovingpeace-nikpeaceabilitypeaceablepeacebreakerpeacebreakingpeacebuilder

Related forms pacific pacification pacifism pacifist pacify

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keep the peace
to prevent conflict and maintain calm between people or groups

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Simplified etymology

Peace came into Middle English from Old French pais, which derives from Latin pax, “peace.” The same Latin root lies behind pacific, pacify, pacifism, and appease.

Etymology

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).

pees Middle English peis xno pais Old French pāx Latin *peh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European

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# peace

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /pis/
**IPA (UK):** /piːs/
**Frequency rank:** 847

## Meanings
1. A situation without war or fighting between countries or groups.
2. A feeling of calm and quiet, free from noise or worry.
3. A calm state of mind, free from stress and worry.

## Examples
- The two nations finally signed an agreement and made peace.
- I love the peace of the countryside in the early morning.
- The safety equipment gives me some peace of mind.

## Derived Forms
- antipeace
- dispeace
- greenpeace
- make-peace
- makepeace
- peace-loving
- peace-nik
- peaceability
- peaceable
- peacebreaker
- peacebreaking
- peacebuilder

## Related Forms
- pacific
- pacification
- pacifism
- pacifist
- pacify

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: pees
- Root: peis
- Root: pais
- Root: pāx
- Root: *peh₂ḱ-

## Etymology
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).

## AI Etymology
Peace comes 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). Modern senses include a situation without war or fighting between countries or groups and a feeling of calm and quiet, free from noise or worry. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antipeace, dispeace, greenpeace, make-peace, makepeace, and peace-loving and related forms such as pacific, pacification, pacifism, and pacifist.

## Topics
- War & Conflict

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