tranquiladj.

/ˈtraŋkwɪl/

Forms: Also 1600s tranquill.

Etymology: < Latin tranquillus quiet. Compare French tranquille (1470 in Godefroy Compl.).

Free from agitation or disturbance; calm, serene, placid, quiet, peaceful.

a. Of the mind, or affairs.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > [adjective]

eveneOE

still1340

unperturbeda1450

unmovedc1480

quietful1494

lowna1500

calma1568

calmya1586

unpassionatea1586

smartless1593

reposeful1594

dispassionate1595

recollected1595

unaffectedc1595

unpassioned?1605

unpassionated1611

collecteda1616

tranquila1616

untouched1616

impassionate1621

composed1628

dispassioneda1631

tranquillous1638

slow1639

serene1640

dispassionated1647

imperturbed1652

unruffled1654

reposing1655

equanimous1656

perplacid1660

placate1662

equal1680

collect1682

cooled1682

posed1693

sedate1693

impassive1699

uninflamed1714

unexcited1735

unalarmed1756

unfanned1764

unagitated1772

undistraught1773

recollected1792

equable1796

unfussy1823

take-it-easy1825

unflurried1854

cool1855

comfortable1856

disimpassioned1860

tremorless1869

unpressured1879

unrippled1883

ice-cool1891

unrattled1891

Zen-likea1908

unrestless1919

steadyish1924

ataractic1941

relaxed1958

nonplussed1960

loose1968

Zenned-out1968

downtempo1972

mellowed1977

de-stressed1999

the world > action or operation > inaction > quietness or tranquillity > [adjective]

stillc1275

coyc1330

restful1340

quieta1382

peaceablec1384

peacefula1400

undisturbleda1400

somec1460

quietous1528

reposeda1533

unnoyed1543

calma1568

halcyon1570

calmya1586

quietsome1595

halcyonian1602

undisturbeda1610

halcedonian1611

tranquila1616

tranquillous1638

slumbering1645

halcydon1648

smooth1757

slumberous1765

stilly1776

sleeping1785

unfrenzied1805

Sabbath-like1824

unbustling1826

eddyless1862

restinga1865

pacific1865

Sabbatismal1881

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iii. iii. 353 Farewell the tranquile mind, farewell content.

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Tranquill, quiet, peaceable.

1755 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) III. 328 I thank God all is tranquil again, after many fears and alarms.

1791 A. Radcliffe Romance of Forest I. i. 23 Adeline appeared more tranquil than she had yet been.

1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho IV. v. 77 She had sat..watching, in tranquil melancholy, the gradual effect of evening over the extensive prospect.

1872 W. D. Howells Their Wedding Journey iii. 57 They sat down for the tranquiller observance of the wharf.

b. Of the sea, the weather, a landscape, etc.

ΚΠ

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. viii. 83 Relieved by approaching a warmer climate and more tranquil seas.

1807 G. Crabbe Library (rev. ed.) in Poems 139 The Treasures of this tranquil Scene.

1836 R. W. Emerson Nature in Misc. in Wks. (1906) II. 143 In the tranquil landscape..man beholds somewhat as beautiful as his own nature.

1861 J. H. Bennet Mentone as Winter Climate ii. 49 The ordinary notion of the Mediterranean is that of a blue and tranquil ocean lake.

c. Of things or actions: Steady, regular, even.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [adjective]

oneOE

consimilec1400

suinga1425

even?c1425

agreeable1512

uniform1540

consemblable?1541

suant1547

constantc1550

just?1556

similar1563

similary1564

unvaried1570

uniformal1574

consimilar1577

homogeneana1601

homogeneal1603

homogene1607

invariable1607

of a piece1607

undistinguisheda1616

univocal1615

immutable1621

uniformable1632

solemn1639

homogeneous1646

consistent1651

pariformal1651

self-consistent1651

congeniousa1656

level1655

undiversificated1659

equal1663

of one make1674

invarieda1676

congenerous1683

undiversified1684

equable1693

solid1699

consisting1700

tranquil1794

unbranching1826

horizontal1842

sole1845

self-similar1847

homoeomeric1865

equiformal1883

monochrome1970

1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 434 Crystallized by tranquil fusion and slow refrigeration.

1827 M. Faraday Chem. Manip. xiii. 288 The heating power of the tranquil flame is much economised..by using a jacket.

1886 J. Ruskin Præterita I. ix. 298 How those winding roads steal with their tranquil slope from height to height.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	tranquil
释义	tranquiladj. /ˈtraŋkwɪl/ Forms: Also 1600s tranquill. Etymology: < Latin tranquillus quiet. Compare French tranquille (1470 in Godefroy Compl.). Free from agitation or disturbance; calm, serene, placid, quiet, peaceful. a. Of the mind, or affairs. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > [adjective] eveneOE still1340 unperturbeda1450 unmovedc1480 quietful1494 lowna1500 calma1568 calmya1586 unpassionatea1586 smartless1593 reposeful1594 dispassionate1595 recollected1595 unaffectedc1595 unpassioned?1605 unpassionated1611 collecteda1616 tranquila1616 untouched1616 impassionate1621 composed1628 dispassioneda1631 tranquillous1638 slow1639 serene1640 dispassionated1647 imperturbed1652 unruffled1654 reposing1655 equanimous1656 perplacid1660 placate1662 equal1680 collect1682 cooled1682 posed1693 sedate1693 impassive1699 uninflamed1714 unexcited1735 unalarmed1756 unfanned1764 unagitated1772 undistraught1773 recollected1792 equable1796 unfussy1823 take-it-easy1825 unflurried1854 cool1855 comfortable1856 disimpassioned1860 tremorless1869 unpressured1879 unrippled1883 ice-cool1891 unrattled1891 Zen-likea1908 unrestless1919 steadyish1924 ataractic1941 relaxed1958 nonplussed1960 loose1968 Zenned-out1968 downtempo1972 mellowed1977 de-stressed1999 the world > action or operation > inaction > quietness or tranquillity > [adjective] stillc1275 coyc1330 restful1340 quieta1382 peaceablec1384 peacefula1400 undisturbleda1400 somec1460 quietous1528 reposeda1533 unnoyed1543 calma1568 halcyon1570 calmya1586 quietsome1595 halcyonian1602 undisturbeda1610 halcedonian1611 tranquila1616 tranquillous1638 slumbering1645 halcydon1648 smooth1757 slumberous1765 stilly1776 sleeping1785 unfrenzied1805 Sabbath-like1824 unbustling1826 eddyless1862 restinga1865 pacific1865 Sabbatismal1881 a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iii. iii. 353 Farewell the tranquile mind, farewell content. View more context for this quotation 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Tranquill, quiet, peaceable. 1755 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) III. 328 I thank God all is tranquil again, after many fears and alarms. 1791 A. Radcliffe Romance of Forest I. i. 23 Adeline appeared more tranquil than she had yet been. 1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho IV. v. 77 She had sat..watching, in tranquil melancholy, the gradual effect of evening over the extensive prospect. 1872 W. D. Howells Their Wedding Journey iii. 57 They sat down for the tranquiller observance of the wharf. b. Of the sea, the weather, a landscape, etc. ΚΠ 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. viii. 83 Relieved by approaching a warmer climate and more tranquil seas. 1807 G. Crabbe Library (rev. ed.) in Poems 139 The Treasures of this tranquil Scene. 1836 R. W. Emerson Nature in Misc. in Wks. (1906) II. 143 In the tranquil landscape..man beholds somewhat as beautiful as his own nature. 1861 J. H. Bennet Mentone as Winter Climate ii. 49 The ordinary notion of the Mediterranean is that of a blue and tranquil ocean lake. c. Of things or actions: Steady, regular, even. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [adjective] oneOE consimilec1400 suinga1425 even?c1425 agreeable1512 uniform1540 consemblable?1541 suant1547 constantc1550 just?1556 similar1563 similary1564 unvaried1570 uniformal1574 consimilar1577 homogeneana1601 homogeneal1603 homogene1607 invariable1607 of a piece1607 undistinguisheda1616 univocal1615 immutable1621 uniformable1632 solemn1639 homogeneous1646 consistent1651 pariformal1651 self-consistent1651 congeniousa1656 level1655 undiversificated1659 equal1663 of one make1674 invarieda1676 congenerous1683 undiversified1684 equable1693 solid1699 consisting1700 tranquil1794 unbranching1826 horizontal1842 sole1845 self-similar1847 homoeomeric1865 equiformal1883 monochrome1970 1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 434 Crystallized by tranquil fusion and slow refrigeration. 1827 M. Faraday Chem. Manip. xiii. 288 The heating power of the tranquil flame is much economised..by using a jacket. 1886 J. Ruskin Præterita I. ix. 298 How those winding roads steal with their tranquil slope from height to height. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.a1616
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