This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
irenic
or ei·ren·ic
[ ahy-ren-ik, ahy-ree-nik ]
/ aɪˈrɛn ɪk, aɪˈri nɪk /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
adjective
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON AFFECT VS. EFFECT!
In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”
Question 1 of 7
The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
Also i·ren·i·cal .
Origin of irenic
OTHER WORDS FROM irenic
i·ren·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·i·ren·ic, adjectivenon·i·ren·i·cal, adjectiveun·i·ren·ic, adjectiveWords nearby irenic
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use irenic in a sentence
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 forms of irenic
irenically or eirenically, adverbWord Origin for irenic
C19: from Greek eirēnikos, from eirēnē 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