peaceable

[ pee-suh-buhl ]
/ ˈpi sə bəl /
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adjective

inclined or disposed to avoid strife or dissension; not argumentative or hostile: a peaceable person; a peaceable disposition.
peaceful; tranquil: in peaceable periods; a peaceable adjustment of a dispute.

Origin of peaceable

1300–50; Middle English pesible < Middle French paisible. See peace, -able

OTHER WORDS FROM peaceable

peace·a·ble·ness, noun peace·a·bly, adverb un·peace·a·ble, adjective un·peace·a·bly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH peaceable

peaceable peaceful (see synonym study at peaceful)

Words nearby peaceable

peace offering, peace officer, peace pipe, peace river, peace sign, peaceable, peaceful, peaceful coexistence, peacekeeper, peacekeeping, peacemaker

Words related to peaceable

peaceful, amiable, amicable, calm, complacent, conciliatory, gentle, mild, neighborly, nonviolent, pacific, pacifist, placid, quiet, restful, still, tranquil, irenic

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British Dictionary definitions for peaceable

peaceable
/ (ˈpiːsəbəl) /

adjective

inclined towards peace
tranquil; calm

Derived forms of peaceable

peaceableness, noun peaceably, adverb