peaceful

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war

   a peaceful nation

2. 2
   adj

   Not at war; not disturbed by strife or turmoil.

   peaceful protest

3. 3
   adj

   Motionless and calm.

   Attractive cottages look out on a scene so peaceful that lapping wavelets, stirred by the breeze, are often the loudest sound to be heard.

4. 4
   noun

   a Muslim; especially a violent member of a radical Islamist group.

   They only have to use a bit of code to name those people; nowadays they call them “peacefuls”. A smirking euphemism is all it takes to sail through Twitter’s filter, and keep the hate-speech flowing.

5. 5
   adj

   peacefully resistant in response to injustice

6. 6
   adj

   Inclined to peace.

Etymology

Derived from the derogatory term religion of peace, which is used against Islam itself for its association with violent attacks by Islamic extremists, and alleged support and lack of condemnation against them by certain Muslim communities.