Peaceful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war

peacefully resistant in response to injustice

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈiːsfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈiːsfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈiːsfəl/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈiːsfəl/.

Examples

a peaceful nation
peaceful times
a far from peaceful Christmas

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

passive peaceable

Antonyms

unpeaceful

Parts of Speech

adjective	not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war “a peaceful nation”
adjective	peacefully resistant in response to injustice “passive resistance”

Word Forms

passiveness	noun	submission to others or to outside influences
peacefulness	noun	a state that is calm and tranquil

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

friedlich

nicht durch Streit, Aufruhr oder Krieg gestört werden

🇫🇷French

pacifique

pas perturbé par les conflits, les troubles ou la guerre

🇪🇸Spanish

pacífico

no perturbado por conflictos, agitación o guerra

🇮🇹Italian

tranquillo

non disturbato da conflitti, tumulti o guerre

🇳🇱Dutch

vredevol

niet verstoord door strijd, onrust of oorlog

🇵🇹Portuguese

pacífico

não perturbado por conflitos, tumultos ou guerra

🇷🇺Russian

мирный

не обеспокоенный раздорами, беспорядками или войной

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शांतिपूर्ण

संघर्ष, उथल-पुथल या युद्ध से परेशान नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

শান্তিপূর্ণ

বিবাদ বা অশান্তি বা যুদ্ধ দ্বারা বিরক্ত না

🇮🇳Tamil

அமைதியான

சண்டை அல்லது கொந்தளிப்பு அல்லது போரால் தொந்தரவு செய்யப்படவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

శాంతియుతమైనది

కలహాలు లేదా గందరగోళం లేదా యుద్ధం ద్వారా కలవరపడదు

🇮🇳Marathi

शांत

भांडणे किंवा अशांतता किंवा युद्धाने विचलित होत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

શાંતિપૂર્ણ

ઝઘડો કે અશાંતિ કે યુદ્ધથી પરેશાન નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಾಂತಿಯುತ

ಕಲಹ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಕ್ಷುಬ್ಧತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಯುದ್ಧದಿಂದ ತೊಂದರೆಗೊಳಗಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമാധാനപരമായ

കലഹമോ പ്രക്ഷുബ്ധമോ യുദ്ധമോ മൂലം അസ്വസ്ഥനാകുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀਪੂਰਨ

ਝਗੜੇ ਜਾਂ ਗੜਬੜ ਜਾਂ ਯੁੱਧ ਤੋਂ ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

پرامن

جھگڑے یا ہنگامے یا جنگ سے پریشان نہ ہوں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

和平

不受冲突、动乱或战争的干扰

🇯🇵Japanese

平和な

争いや混乱、戦争に邪魔されない

🇰🇷Korean

평화로운

다툼이나 소란이나 전쟁으로 말미암아 흔들리지 아니하며

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoà bình

không bị quấy rầy bởi xung đột, hỗn loạn hay chiến tranh

🇹🇭Thai

สงบ

ไม่ถูกรบกวนด้วยวิวาทหรือความวุ่นวายหรือสงคราม

🇮🇩Indonesian

tenang

tidak terganggu oleh perselisihan atau kekacauan atau perang

🇵🇭Filipino

mapayapa

hindi nababagabag ng alitan o kaguluhan o digmaan

🇲🇾Malay

aman damai

tidak terganggu oleh persengketaan atau kekacauan atau peperangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سلمية

لا يضطربها فتنة أو اضطراب أو حرب

🇮🇷Persian

صلح آمیز

درگیری یا آشوب یا جنگ مزاحم نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

barışçıl

çekişmelerden, kargaşadan veya savaştan rahatsız olmayan

🇮🇱Hebrew

שָׁקֶט

לא מופרע על ידי סכסוכים או מהומה או מלחמה

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'peaceful'?

The primary meaning of 'peaceful' is 'not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'peaceful' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'peaceful' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'peaceful' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'peaceful' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'peaceful' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'peaceful' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'peaceful' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'peaceful' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'peaceful' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'peaceful' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted