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Definition of Tranquil
1. Adjective. (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves. "Unruffled water"
Similar to: Calm
Derivative terms: Placidness, Quietness, Smoothness, Stillness, Tranquility, Tranquillity, Tranquillity
2. Adjective. Not agitated; without losing self-possession. "Tranquil life in the country"
Similar to: Composed
Derivative terms: Calm, Calmness, Calmness
Definition of Tranquil
1. a. Quiet; calm; undisturbed; peaceful; not agitated; as, the atmosphere is tranquil; the condition of the country is tranquil.
Definition of Tranquil
1. Adjective. Free from emotional or mental disturbance. ¹
2. Adjective. Calm; without motion or sound. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tranquil
1. free from disturbance [adj -QUILER, -QUILEST or -QUILLER, -QUILLEST]
Medical Definition of Tranquil
1. Quiet; calm; undisturbed; peaceful; not agitated; as, the atmosphere is tranquil; the condition of the country is tranquil. "A style clear, tranquil, easy to follow." (De Quincey) Origin: L. Tranquillus; probably fr. Trans across, over + a word akin to quietus quiet: cf. F. Tranquille. See Quiet. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tranquil
Literary usage of Tranquil
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War by Stephen Crane (1900)
"He turned now with a .lover's thirst to images of tranquil skies, fresh meadows;
cool brooks—an existence of soft and eternal peace. ..."
2. The woman in white by Wilkie Collins (1871)
"Surely a mild, a compliant, an unutterably tranquil and harmless old lady ?
But enough, perhaps, for the present, ..."
3. A Dictionary of Similes by Frank Jenners Wilstach (1916)
"tranquil like a summer cloud Which, having rained itself to a tardy peace, ...
tranquil as the clear moonlight, that woos the palms on Orient shores. ..."
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