tranquil
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tranquil
- /ˈtɹæŋ.kwɪl/
- [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷæŋ.kʰw̥ɪl] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷæŋ.kʰw̥ɪl]
- /ˈtɹeɪ̯ŋ.kwɪl/ Canada, US
- [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷeɪ̯ŋ.kʰw̥ɪl] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷeɪ̯ŋ.kʰw̥ɪl] Canada, US
- /ˈtɹɛ̃ŋ.kwɪl/ Canada, US
- [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɛ̃ŋ.kʰw̥ɪl] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɛ̃ŋ.kʰw̥ɪl] Canada, US
Rhymes with -æŋkwɪl
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French tranquille, from Latin tranquillus, from trāns- + the root of quiēs (“rest, quiet, peace”), ultimately from *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest”).
adjective tranquiler · tranquilest
- Free from emotional or mental disturbance. Some time passed before I felt tranquil even here: I had a vague dread that wild cattle might be near, or that some sportsman or poacher might discover me.
- Calm; without motion or sound. […]that the streams which did form were clear and tranquil because fed by perennial springs from the underground supply; and that in their tranquil waters extensive peat bogs formed.
