tranquil - 5 dictionary results
tran⋅quil
[trang-kwil] 
–adjective
| 1. | free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm: a tranquil country place. |
| 2. | free from or unaffected by disturbing emotions; unagitated; serene; placid: a tranquil life. |
Origin:
1595–1605; earlier tranquill < L tranquillus quiet, calm, still
1595–1605; earlier tranquill < L tranquillus quiet, calm, still
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Language Translation for : tranquil
| Spanish: | tranquilo, | German: | ruhig, | Japanese: | 静かな |
| tran·quil
(trāng'kwəl, trān'-) Pronunciation Key
adj.
[Middle English tranquill, from Latin tranquillus; see kweiə- in Indo-European roots.] tran'quil·ly adv., tran'quil·ness n. |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| tranquil | |
adjective | |
| 1. | (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water" [syn: placid] |
| 2. | not agitated; without losing self-possession; "spoke in a calm voice"; "remained calm throughout the uproar"; "he remained serene in the midst of turbulence"; "a serene expression on her face"; "she became more tranquil"; "tranquil life in the country" [syn: calm] |
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TRANQUIL
1966. ALGOL-like language with sets and other extensions, for the Illiac IV. "TRANQUIL: A Language for an Array Processing Computer", N.E. Abel et al, Proc SJCC 34 (1969).
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Tranquil
Tran"quil\, a. [L. tranquillus; probably fr. trans across, over + a word akin to quietus quiet: cf. F. tranquille. See Quiet.] Quiet; calm; undisturbed; peaceful; not agitated; as, the atmosphere is tranquil; the condition of the country is tranquil. A style clear, tranquil, easy to follow. --De Quincey.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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