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tran⋅quil

  [trang-kwil]
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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 < L tranquillus quiet, calm, still

Related forms:
tran⋅quil⋅ly, adverb
tran⋅quil⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. See peaceful.

Antonyms:
1. agitated.
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tran·quil   (trāng'kwəl, trān'-)   
adj.  
  1. Free from commotion or disturbance. See Synonyms at calm.
  2. Free from anxiety, tension, or restlessness; composed.
  3. Steady; even: a tranquil flame.

[Middle English tranquill, from Latin tranquillus; see kweiə- in Indo-European roots.]
tran'quil·ly adv., tran'quil·ness n.
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Tranquil

Tran"quil\, a. [L. tranquillus; probably fr. trans across, over + a word akin to quietus quiet: cf. F. tranquille. See Quiet.] Quiet; calm; undisturbed; peaceful; not agitated; as, the atmosphere is tranquil; the condition of the country is tranquil.

A style clear, tranquil, easy to follow. --De Quincey.
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Language Translation for : Tranquil
Spanish: tranquilo,
German: ruhig,
Japanese: 静かな
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TRANQUIL
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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