tranquil

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈtɹæŋ.kwɪl/ See IPA manual

Freq #22703

Meanings

1

adj
Calm, quiet, and peaceful.

We spent the afternoon beside a tranquil mountain lake.
2

adj
Free from worry or emotional upset.

After the meditation class she felt completely tranquil.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · calm, quiet, and peaceful. calm peaceful quiet serene

2 adj · free from worry or... composed collectedeven-temperedimperturbable

Word family

Forms tranquilly

Related forms tranquillity tranquillizetranquillytranquilness

Simplified etymology

Tranquil entered English in the early 17th century and is traced to Latin, with its history connected to quietus, meaning “quiet.”

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French tranquille, from Latin tranquillus, from trāns- + the root of quiēs (“rest, quiet, peace”), ultimately from *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest”).

*kʷyeh₁- Proto-Indo-European tranquillus Latin

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# tranquil

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈtɹæŋ.kwɪl/
**Frequency rank:** 22703

## Meanings
1. Calm, quiet, and peaceful.
2. Free from worry or emotional upset.

## Examples
- We spent the afternoon beside a tranquil mountain lake.
- After the meditation class she felt completely tranquil.

## Related Forms
- tranquillity
- tranquillize
- tranquilly
- tranquilness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *kʷyeh₁-
- Root: tranquillus

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French tranquille, from Latin tranquillus, from trāns- + the root of quiēs (“rest, quiet, peace”), ultimately from *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest”).

## AI Etymology
Tranquil is borrowed from Middle French tranquille, from Latin tranquillus, from trāns- + the root of quiēs (“rest, quiet, peace”), ultimately from *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest”). In present-day use, it can mean calm, quiet, and peaceful, or free from worry or emotional upset. Related vocabulary includes tranquillity, tranquillize, tranquilly, and tranquilness.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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