peacefulness

C2+ Topic:Law & Government

US /ˈpisfəlnəs/ UK /ˈpiːsfʊlnəs/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
the state of being tranquil and free from disturbance

A deep peacefulness settled over the valley at dusk.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the state of being tranquil... tranquility calmness serenity quietude placidity stillness repose

Opposites

turmoil agitation unrest disturbance

Word family

Related forms peace peaceful peaceable

Etymology

From peaceful (peace + -ful) + the suffix -ness. Peace derives from Old French pais, from Latin pax ('peace').

pais Old French pax Latin

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Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives

# peacefulness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈpisfəlnəs
**IPA (UK):** ˈpiːsfʊlnəs

## Meanings
1. the state of being tranquil and free from disturbance

## Examples
- A deep peacefulness settled over the valley at dusk.

## Synonyms
- tranquility
- calmness
- serenity
- quietude
- placidity
- stillness
- repose

## Antonyms
- turmoil
- agitation
- unrest
- disturbance

## Related Forms
- peace
- peaceful
- peaceable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: pais
- Root: pax

## Etymology
From peaceful (peace + -ful) + the suffix -ness. Peace derives from Old French pais, from Latin pax ('peace').

## AI Etymology
Peacefulness comes from peaceful (peace + -ful) + the suffix -ness. Peace derives from Old French pais, from Latin pax ('peace'). The etymological trail includes Old French pais and Latin pax. As a noun, peacefulness means the state of being tranquil and free from disturbance. The same family is visible in related forms such as peace, peaceful, and peaceable. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Law & Government
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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