peace
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peace¹
- /ˈpiːs/
- [ˈpʰɪi̯s]
Sounds like piece · Rhymes with -iːs
Where it comes from
From Middle English pees, pes, pais, borrowed from Anglo-Norman peis and Old French pais (“peace”), from Latin pāx (“peace”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“to fasten, stick, place”), related to Latin pacīscor (“agree, stipulate”), Latin pangō (“fasten, fix”); see pact. Doublet of pax. Displaced native Old English sibb, frēols, and broadly ousted friþ (modern frith).
noun peaces
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A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.
Our lounge strives to maintain an environment of peace for the comfort of our customers.
Similar: frith · Opposite: disruption, noise, irritation
- A feeling of tranquility, free from oppressive and unpleasant thoughts and emotions. The safety equipment will give me some peace of mind.
- Death. ’Twere best at once to sink to peace, Like birds the charming serpent draws, To drop head-foremost in the jaws Of vacant darkness and to cease.
- Harmony in personal relations.
- A state free of war, in particular war between different countries. 1969 March 31, John Lennon, Bagism Press Conference at Sacher Hotel, Vienna Now, a lot of cynics have said, “Oh, it’s easy to sit in bed for seven days,” but I’d like some of them to try it, and talk for seven days about peace. All we’re saying is give peace a chance.
interjection
- Shut up!, silence!; be quiet, be silent. “Hark!” said the old woman, triumphantly. “I hear a step coming. […] Do you hear him?” “I believe you are right, mother,” replied Alice, in a low voice. “Peace! open the door.”
- Peace out; goodbye.
verb peaces · peacing · peaced
- To make peace; to put at peace; to be at peace. Within every hood they have to be peacing with themselves. Then when you're living in peace with yourself, [...]
- To peace out. Fuck, man. Yeah, I know. He crashed with this guy, Eddie. Then the cops called me in. That's when he peaced. I swear on my father's grave, I don't know where he went. I swear.
Peace²
proper noun Peaces
- A surname.
- A female given name.
- A municipal district in north-west Alberta, Canada; in full, the Municipal District of Peace No. 135.
- A township in Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States.
noun Peaces
- Clipping of Peace dollar
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: peacefulness, serenity, ataraxis, repose, peace treaty, heartsease, public security, peaceful, calm, calmness, tranquillity, pacific, tranquility, pacifist, peacefully, peacetime
Translations
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noun state of mind
| Español | paz |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 평정 pyeongjeong |
| 日本語 | 平和 heiwa, 平静 heisei, 平安 heian |
| 中文 | 平靜 /平静 píngjìng |
| Kiswahili | amani |
| Português | paz |
| Français | paix, tranquillité |
| Deutsch | Ruhe, Frieden |
| Italiano | pace |
| Ελληνικά | ησυχία isychía, ηρεμία iremía |
| Română | pace, liniște |
| Русский | поко́й pokój |
| Tiếng Việt | yên tĩnh |
| العربية | هُدُوء hudūʔ |
| עברית | שַׁלְוָה shalvá |
noun state of being free from war
| Español | paz |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 평화 pyeonghwa |
| 日本語 | 平和 heiwa |
| 中文 | 和平 hépíng |
| हिन्दी | शांति śānti, अमन aman |
| Kiswahili | amani |
| Português | paz |
| Français | paix |
| Deutsch | Frieden, Friede |
| Italiano | pace |
| Ελληνικά | ειρήνη eiríni |
| Română | pace |
| Русский | мир mir |
| Tiếng Việt | hòa bình, hoà bình |
| العربية | سَلَام salām, صُلْح ṣulḥ, سِلْم silm |
| עברית | שָׁלוֹם shalóm |
noun tranquility, quiet, harmony
| Español | paz, sosiego |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 평안 pyeong'an, 평화 pyeonghwa, 안녕 annyeong, 평정 pyeongjeong |
| 日本語 | 平和 heiwa, 平静 heisei, 平安 heian |
| 中文 | 和平 hépíng, 平靜 /平静 píngjìng, 治安 zhì'ān |
| हिन्दी | शांति śānti, अमन aman, क़रार qarār, सुकून sukūn, सलामत salāmat, चैन cain |
| Kiswahili | amani |
| Português | paz |
| Français | paix |
| Deutsch | Ruhe, Frieden |
| Italiano | pace |
| Ελληνικά | ησυχία isychía, γαλήνη galíni, ηρεμία iremía, ειρήνη eiríni |
| Română | pace |
| Русский | мир mir, поко́й pokój, споко́йствие spokójstvije |
| Tiếng Việt | hoà bình, thái bình, bình an, bình yên |
| العربية | سَلَام salām, هُدُوء hudūʔ, أَمْن ʔamn |
| עברית | שָׁלוֹם shalóm |
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title = {peace},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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