"tranquil" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɹæŋ.kwɪl/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-tranquil.ogg [US], en-au-tranquil.ogg [Australia], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-tranquil.wav Forms: tranquiler [comparative], tranquilest [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French tranquille, from Latin tranquillus, from trāns- + the root of quiēs (“rest, quiet, peace”), ultimately from *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kʷyeh₁-}}, {{bor|en|frm|tranquille}} Middle French tranquille, {{der|en|la|tranquillus}} Latin tranquillus, {{m|la|trāns-}} trāns-, {{m|la|quiēs||rest, quiet, peace}} quiēs (“rest, quiet, peace”), {{m|ine-pro|*kʷyeh₁-||to rest}} *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} tranquil (comparative tranquiler, superlative tranquilest)
  1. Free from emotional or mental disturbance. Synonyms: calm, peaceful, serene, steady Translations (free from emotional disturbance): тих (tih) (Bulgarian), спокоен (spokoen) (Bulgarian), tranquil (Catalan), pokojný (Czech), rolig (Danish), stille (Danish), rauhallinen (Finnish), tranquille (French), tranquilo (Galician), ruhig (German), gelassen (German), suaimhneach (Irish), tranquillo (Italian), sereno (Italian), calmo (Italian), romons (Latgalian), mīrons (Latgalian), tranquillus (Latin), rāms (Latvian), mierīgs (Latvian), спо́коен (spókoen) (Macedonian), ми́рен (míren) (Macedonian), സ്വസ്ഥം (svasthaṁ) (Malayalam), rolig (Norwegian Bokmål), roleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), دولك (dölek) (Ottoman Turkish), frädlich (Plautdietsch), spokojny (Polish), tranquilo (Portuguese), calmo (Portuguese), споко́йный (spokójnyj) (Russian), уравнове́шенный (uravnovéšennyj) (Russian), ми́рный (mírnyj) (Russian), безмяте́жный (bezmjatéžnyj) (Russian), foiseil (Scottish Gaelic), suaimhneach (Scottish Gaelic), pokojný (Slovak), spokojen (Slovene), tranquilo (Spanish), lugn (Swedish), påjhûle (Walloon), påjhire (Walloon), trankile (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-tranquil-en-adj-w483RnmM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of 'free from emotional disturbance': 88 12
  2. Calm; without motion or sound. Synonyms: peaceful Translations (calm; without motion or sound): ἡσύχιος (hēsúkhios) (Ancient Greek), неподвижен (nepodvižen) (Bulgarian), tranquil (Catalan), pokojný (Czech), tichý (Czech), rolig (Danish), stille (Danish), rauhallinen (Finnish), tyyni (Finnish), tranquille (French), tranquilo (Galician), quieto (Galician), ruhig (German), calmo (Italian), pacifico (Italian), quieto (Italian), 고요하다 (goyohada) (Korean), tranquillus (Latin), спо́коен (spókoen) (Macedonian), ти́вок (tívok) (Macedonian), ശാന്തം (śāntaṁ) (Malayalam), rolig (Norwegian Bokmål), roleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), cichy (Polish), tranquilo (Portuguese), calmo (Portuguese), ти́хий (tíxij) (Russian), споко́йный (spokójnyj) (Russian), foiseil (Scottish Gaelic), suaimhneach (Scottish Gaelic), pokojný (Slovak), tichý (Slovak), tranquilo (Spanish), apacible (Spanish), påjhûle (Walloon), påjhire (Walloon), coey (Walloon), trankile (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-tranquil-en-adj-ggpAiDUH Disambiguation of 'calm; without motion or sound': 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tranquillity, tranquillize, tranquilly, tranquilness

Inflected forms

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          "roman": "tíxij",
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      "sense": "free from emotional disturbance",
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      "word": "tranquillo"
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      "sense": "free from emotional disturbance",
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      "word": "സ്വസ്ഥം"
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      "word": "rolig"
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      "sense": "calm; without motion or sound",
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      "code": "wa",
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      "sense": "calm; without motion or sound",
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      "code": "wa",
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      "sense": "calm; without motion or sound",
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