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tran·quil
/
ˈtræŋ
kwɪl
/
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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
<
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
Synonyms
1.
See
peaceful.
Antonyms
1.
agitated.
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tranquil
(ˈtræŋkwɪl)
—
adj
calm, peaceful or quiet
[C17: from Latin
tranquillus
]
'tranquilly
—
adv
'tranquilness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
tranquil
c.1600, from Fr. tranquille (late 15c.), from L. tranquillus "quiet" (see
tranquility
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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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).
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe 2010
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