tranquil

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Calm, quiet, and peaceful.

   We spent the afternoon beside a tranquil mountain lake.

2. 2
   adj

   Free from worry or emotional upset.

   After the meditation class she felt completely tranquil.

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

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