peace·a·ble

[pee-suh-buhl]
adjective
1.
inclined or disposed to avoid strife or dissension; not argumentative or hostile: a peaceable person; a peaceable disposition.
2.
peaceful; tranquil: in peaceable periods; a peaceable adjustment of a dispute.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English pesible < Middle French paisible. See peace, -able

peace·a·ble·ness, noun
peace·a·bly, adverb
un·peace·a·ble, adjective
un·peace·a·b·ly, adverb

peaceable, peaceful (see synonym study at peaceful).


1. amicable, friendly, amiable.


1. quarrelsome, hostile.
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peaceable (ˈpiːsəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  inclined towards peace
2.  tranquil; calm
 
'peaceableness
 
n
 
'peaceably
 
adv

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Example sentences
Pirates are peaceable radicals, hoping to perfect democracy, not to overturn it.
But one can't go the other way and say that this means that they will likely be
  peaceable, either.
Both these brothers were religious, and their reigns peaceable.
Nina, brought up to be so peaceable, wondered if this was normal life.
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