tranquil
[trang-kwil]
- free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm: a tranquil country place.
- free from or unaffected by disturbing emotions; unagitated; serene; placid: a tranquil life.
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Origin of tranquil
1595–1605; earlier tranquill < Latin tranquillus quiet, calm, still
Synonyms
See more synonyms for tranquil on Thesaurus.com1. See peaceful.
Antonyms
1. agitated.
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Examples from the Web for tranquilly
Contemporary Examples
Further along the sofa, and tranquilly silent, sat Amy Li, whose Chinatown gallery is housing Net Band Command.
Instead of the agitation I had feared, I found myself able to paint there tranquilly.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the ShowRobert W. Chambers
February 20, 2014
Historical Examples
But at each new obstacle Angelique tranquilly replied: "But why not?"
The DreamEmile Zola
"It's the nature of the beast to run crazy," pursued Kingozi tranquilly.
The Leopard WomanStewart Edward White
By degrees he became so, and tranquilly walked back with me to the hotel.
The Uncommercial TravellerCharles Dickens
Boche, who was on the watch this morning, saw him tranquilly nod adieu.
L'AssommoirEmile Zola
And tranquilly, ever since the morning, the King had been watching and waiting.
The DownfallEmile Zola
tranquil
- calm, peaceful or quiet
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Word Origin
C17: from Latin tranquillus
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Word Origin and History for tranquilly
tranquil
adj.
mid-15c., from Latin tranquillus "quiet" (see tranquility). Related: Tranquilly.
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