peace
the nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
Often Peace . an agreement or treaty between warring or antagonistic nations, groups, etc., to end hostilities and abstain from further fighting or antagonism: the Peace of Ryswick.
a state of mutual harmony between people or groups, especially in personal relations: Try to live in peace with your neighbors.
the normal freedom from civil commotion and violence of a community; public order and security: He was arrested for being drunk and disturbing the peace.
cessation of or freedom from any strife or dissension.
freedom of the mind from annoyance, distraction, anxiety, an obsession, etc.; tranquility; serenity: Has therapy helped you find the peace you’ve been looking for?
a state of tranquility or serenity: May he rest in peace.
a state or condition conducive to, proceeding from, or characterized by tranquility: the peace of a mountain resort.
Peace, a comedy (421 b.c.) by Aristophanes.
(used to express greeting or farewell or to request quietness or silence.)
Obsolete. to be or become silent.
Idioms about peace
at peace,
in a state or relationship of nonbelligerence or concord; not at war.
untroubled; tranquil; content.
deceased.
hold / keep one's peace, to refrain from or cease speaking; keep silent: Can you please just hold your peace until I'm done talking?
keep the peace, to maintain order; cause to refrain from creating a disturbance: Several officers of the law were on hand to keep the peace.
make one's peace with, to become reconciled with: He repaired the fence he had broken and made his peace with the neighbor on whose property it stood.
make peace, to ask for or arrange a cessation of hostilities or antagonism.
Origin of peace
1Other words for peace
Opposites for peace
6 | agitation, anxiety, disquiet, uneasiness |
Other words from peace
- peace·less, adjective
- peace·less·ness, noun
- peace·like, adjective
- non·peace, noun
- self-peace, noun
- sem·i·peace, noun
Words that may be confused with peace
- peace , piece
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How to use peace in a sentence
Samira Wiley (Poussey) peaces out with a witty hashtag and matching selfie.
Stars of ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Answer Fan Q’s Via Twitter—Here Are the Best Replies | Amy Zimmerman | September 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe full monty comes in at a sleek six volumes, and reads like three Wars And Peaces.
Your gals in partickular air abowt as snug bilt peaces of Calliker as I ever saw.
The Complete Works of Artemus Ward | Charles Farrar Browne (AKA Artemus Ward)His servant returns with three peaces of five, ten and thirty years; he chooses the last.
Authors of Greece | T. W. LumbTheir wars were almost perpetual, their peaces never honestly carried out.
Lilian D—— come here last night an tore my mind al to peaces I got your paper an note so I will keep up corespond with you.
And again, in his last sermon: There still remain many peaces for us to make.
The Story of Siena and San Gimignano | Edmund G. Gardner
British Dictionary definitions for peace
/ (piːs) /
the state existing during the absence of war
(as modifier): peace negotiations
(modifier) denoting a person or thing symbolizing support for international peace: peace women
(often capital) a treaty marking the end of a war
a state of harmony between people or groups; freedom from strife
law and order within a state; absence of violence or other disturbance: a breach of the peace
absence of mental anxiety (often in the phrase peace of mind)
a state of stillness, silence, or serenity
at peace
in a state of harmony or friendship
in a state of serenity
dead: the old lady is at peace now
hold one's peace or keep one's peace to keep silent
keep the peace to maintain or refrain from disturbing law and order
make one's peace with to become reconciled with
make peace to bring hostilities to an end
(intr) mainly obsolete to be or become silent or still
Origin of peace
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with peace
In addition to the idiom beginning with peace
- peace and quiet
also see:
- at peace
- hold one's tongue (peace)
- keep the peace
- leave someone in peace
- make one's peace with
- make peace
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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