irenic
or ei·ren·ic
[ ahy-ren-ik, ahy-ree-nik ]
/ aɪˈrɛn ɪk, aɪˈri nɪk /
adjective
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
RELATED WORDS
amiable, amicable, calm, complacent, conciliatory, gentle, mild, neighborly, nonviolent, pacific, pacifist, pacifistic, peaceful, placid, quiet, restful, still, tranquil
Nearby words
ireland, john, ireland, northern, ireland, republic of, irena, irene, irenic, irenicon, irenics, irenology, ireton, irgun
Also i·ren·i·cal.
Origin of irenic
Related formsi·ren·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·i·ren·ic, adjectivenon·i·ren·i·cal, adjectiveun·i·ren·ic, adjective
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Examples from the Web for irenic
Irenic, ī-ren′ik, adj. tending to create peace: pacific—also Iren′ical.
British Dictionary definitions for irenic
irenic
eirenic irenical or eirenical
/ (aɪˈriːnɪk, -ˈrɛn-) /
adjective
tending to conciliate or promote peace
Derived Formsirenically or eirenically, adverb
Word Origin for irenic
C19: from Greek eirēnikos, from eirēnē peace
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