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adjective
1.
free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm: a tranquil country place.
2.
free from or unaffected by disturbing emotions; unagitated; serene; placid: a tranquil life.
Origin:
1595–1605; earlier tranquill < Latin tranquillus quiet, calm, still
1595–1605; earlier tranquill < Latin tranquillus quiet, calm, still
Related forms
tran·quil·ly, adverb
tran·quil·ness, noun
un·tran·quil, adjective
un·tran·quil·ly, adverb
un·tran·quil·ness, noun
Antonyms
1. agitated.
1. agitated.
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Tranquil
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Word Origin & History
tranquil
c.1600, from Fr. tranquille (late 15c.), from L. tranquillus "quiet" (see tranquility).
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Computing Dictionary
TRANQUIL definition
1966. ALGOL-like language with sets and other extensions, for the Illiac IV. "TRANQUIL: A Language for an Array Processing Computer", N.E. Abel et al, Proc SJCC 34 (1969).
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