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irenic

or ei·ren·ic

[ ahy-ren-ik, ahy-ree-nik ]

adjective

  1. tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.


irenic

/ aɪˈriːnɪk; -ˈrɛn- /

adjective

  1. tending to conciliate or promote peace
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • iˈrenically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • i·reni·cal·ly adverb
  • noni·renic adjective
  • noni·reni·cal adjective
  • uni·renic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of irenic1

First recorded in 1860–65; from Greek eirēnikós, equivalent to ( eirḗn(ē) ) “peace” + -ikos -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of irenic1

C19: from Greek eirēnikos, from eirēnē peace
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Example Sentences

Respond with irenic understanding, and you’re treating her as a patient or a puppet, someone acted upon and controlled by larger forces.

You wrote, “But what, specifically, do these conservatives want, besides a sense of thrill-in-combat that French’s irenic style denies them? I don’t think they are completely certain themselves.”

The light filtering through the front door toward which Melrose walks is redemptive, the opening bars of Blur’s “Tender,” which accompany him, suitably irenic.

Several irenic uses for the base have already been suggested.

Read liberal American critiques of post-9/11 America—including President Obama’s 2009 Cairo speech, with its apologies, cautions and irenic aspirations—and hear the echoes of French critiques.

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