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peaceful

/ˈpisfəl/

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What does peaceful mean?

adjective

  1. Not at war; not disturbed by strife or turmoil.
  2. Inclined to peace.
  3. Motionless and calm.
More meanings (2)

noun

  1. A non-player character who is not hostile to the player.
  2. (offensive) a Muslim; especially a violent member of a radical Islamist group.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈpisfəl/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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She knew that the fact that he had been there was all that had permitted her to sleep in such peaceful security.
Edgar Rice BurroughsTarzan of the ApesProject Gutenberg ebook #78
This was not the sort of experience for a statesman to encounter who was planning out a peaceful revolution in his mind.
Mark TwainA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtProject Gutenberg ebook #86
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It was a peaceful February day, of wonderful softness for the time, and one would almost have thought that winter was over.
Thomas HardyTess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure WomanProject Gutenberg ebook #110
Society ought to segregate them on feeble-minded farms, where they can earn their livings in peaceful menial pursuits, and not have children.
Jean WebsterDear EnemyProject Gutenberg ebook #238
Festival days and sports, and the secure and peaceful interchange of friendly visits and hospitalities prevailed all through the whole of Italy.
PlutarchPlutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and RomansProject Gutenberg ebook #674