peaceable
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peaceable
- /ˈpiːsəb(ə)l/ UK
Where it comes from
From Anglo-Norman pesible, peisible, Middle French paisible, from pais (“peace”) + -ible; later remodelled after peace + -able.
adjective more peaceable · most peaceable
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Favouring peace rather than conflict; not aggressive, tending to avoid violence (of people, actions etc.).
But in the Muslim world we are dealing with regimes who have banished, imprisoned, silenced or neutralised all opposition, even where this is entirely peaceable.
Similar: dovish, irenic, pacate, pacific, pacifistic, peaceful, roolie
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Characterized by peace; peaceful, tranquil.
Though unusual in the Dublin area he knew that it was not by any means unknown for desperadoes who had next to nothing to live on to be abroad waylaying and generally terrorising peaceable pedestrians by placing a pistol at their head ….
Similar: placid, serene, calm, steady, collected, composed, cool-headed, equable, equanimous, equanimitable, even-keeled, even-minded
Similar: anti-bellicist, dovelike, dovish, irenic, irenical, non-violent, pacific, pacifist, pacifistic, peaceable, peaceful, unaggressive · Opposite: antipacifist, bellicist, bellicose, hawkish, martial, militant, philopolemic, quarrelsome, unpacifist, unpeaceable, violent, warhungry
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adjective
Similar: anti-bellicist, dovelike, dovish, irenic, irenical, non-violent, pacific, pacifist, pacifistic, peaceable, peaceful, unaggressive · Opposite: antipacifist, bellicist, bellicose, hawkish, martial, militant, philopolemic, quarrelsome, unpacifist, unpeaceable, violent, warhungry
Translations
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adj in favour of peace — see also peaceful
| Español | pacifista |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | friedliebend |
| Русский | миролюбивый miroljubivyj, ми́рный mírnyj |
adj characterized by peace — see also peaceful
| Español | pacífico, apacible |
|---|---|
| Français | paisible |
| Русский | споко́йный spokójnyj, ми́рный mírnyj, непотревоженный nepotrevožennyj, безмятежный bezmjatežnyj |
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title = {peaceable},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peaceable},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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