tranquillity

sometimes US tranquility

/ (træŋˈkwɪlɪtɪ) /


noun
  1. a state of calm or quietude

Words Nearby tranquillity

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How to use tranquillity in a sentence

  • Accustomed to the bustle and hurry of a soldier's life, he was too old to acquire the tastes of a life of tranquillity.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • Indeed, 'we have laid upon him various arduous tasks touching the state of the country, and especially its tranquillity.'

    King Robert the Bruce | A. F. Murison
  • During all this time nothing could exceed the tranquillity which prevailed in England.

  • His art brings rest and tranquillity to the wearied and despairing, and she did not speak again until they had reached the house.

    The Fifth String   | John Philip Sousa