Definition of peaceable in English:

peaceable

adjective ˈpiːsəb(ə)lˈpisəb(ə)l

1Inclined to avoid conflict or dissent.
an industrious, peaceable people
Example sentencesExamples
- I found myself in the midst of a huge peaceable army of helpers in a thousand uniforms - military and civilian.
- Okay, but then how would an airline figure out that he's a peaceable fellow except by, well, identifying him?
- Indeed, he was most peaceable as he accepted the chain of office, though he did remind us of a Hollywood boxer at one point.
- Instead they chose to trap and taunt a group of peaceable people; the only trouble I saw was caused by local kids, not by protestors.
- In the Golden Age (which Hesiod says was long before his own time) men were naturally peaceable, and for that reason there was no war.
- Despite my ferocious exterior, I'm a reasonably peaceable soul.
- That anger, however, will not lead me into a terrorist response, any more than it will the vast majority of our overwhelmingly peaceable citizens.
- He is overly gentle and peaceable, perhaps Roman Catholic and perhaps a man with Portuguese blood.
- The Shiites, also grateful, are also relatively peaceable.
- And because I am a peaceable citizen, I should easily meet his criterion that no immediate damage would be done by allowing this.
- The first, which has even been recognised by Canadian law, is that freedom of speech should be subject to such limits so as not to be detrimental to peaceable society.
- Reportedly, the otherwise peaceable crowd pelted him with plastic bottles and bran muffins.
- The dervishes are renowned for their peaceable and affable disposition, which sets them apart from an awful lot of Turkish menfolk.
- It is a, so far, peaceful place filled with, I think, peaceable people.
- She asked: ‘Why do you seek to destroy this city where there are so many peaceable people?’
- Manners, for her, are one of the ways we show respect for others, mind our own business, and maintain a peaceable and kind society.
- And though their numbers are small compared to the peaceable majority, they nevertheless constitute a growing hinterland for this militancy.
- As a passenger in other people's vehicles, I have seen how normally peaceable and polite people become aggressive and rude behind the wheel of a car.
- It points out how neither the left nor the right has been able to resist enacting its moral programs as law, and neither is content to leave peaceable citizens alone.
- Nor did he attack peaceable Cheyennes in ignorance.
Synonyms
peace-loving, unwarlike, non-belligerent, non-violent, non-combative, non-aggressive, conflict-free, easy, easy-going, placid, gentle, meek, mild, inoffensive, good-natured, even-tempered, amiable, amicable, friendly, affable, genial, civil, cooperative, conciliatory, pacific, pacifist, anti-war, dovelike, dovish
rare irenic, pacifistic
1. 1.1 Free from conflict or dissent; peaceful.
  peaceable demonstrations for democratic reform
  Example sentencesExamples
  Others went on to lead normal, peaceable lives.
  But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.
  For now, the religious factions are facing off in a fairly rarefied and generally peaceable manner.
  There can be no such thing as a peaceable secession.
  There's now a way to move forward through entirely peaceable and democratic means.
  At worst, the outcome could be wholesale slaughter on a scale that makes the current level of daily mayhem look like the peaceable kingdom.
  On Sunday and Monday, the police fell back to let unpermitted demonstrations proceed to their peaceable conclusions.
  Throughout these poems, the implicit argument is: Why can't the whole world be as peaceable as my little corner of it is?
  But because the subordination is inspired at root by anxiety and denial, it is not a peaceable subordination.
  The prosecution was quick to show that the Koran is in the main a very peaceable document (at least, no less violent than the Bible).
  While most of the Culture lives in this peaceable way, some spend their life fighting amongst more primitive civilizations.
  The Viking city in 975 AD is a fairly peaceable sort of place.
  The holding of a demonstration or vigil, however peaceable, had nothing to do with the right of passage, and the justices had therefore been right to convict.
  We don't need to look very far to see this: our own, supposedly peaceable country provides enough examples.
  It'll not modify my parking habits but I'll be a lot less inclined to condemn and far more likely to engage the farmer in a peaceable conversation when the situation arises.
  They now have the tools to find peaceable solutions to conflict.
  Elections happen on time and votes are accurately counted and peaceable changes of government occur as a matter of unremarkable course.
  This clearly acknowledges the possibility that innocent civilians going about their peaceable business may be stopped, hassled, even arrested, merely for resembling someone naughty.
  Synonyms
  peaceful, strife-free, harmonious, amicable, amiable, friendly, cordial
  well behaved, law-abiding, disciplined, orderly, civilized
  archaic ruly

Derivatives

peaceableness

noun ˈpiːsəblnəsˈpisəb(ə)lnəs

This is the basis of a civilised society in which secular law is enforced rarely because responsibility and peaceableness has been written on the hearts of the citizens.
Example sentencesExamples
- The second is that I will learn and practice peaceableness wherever I go.
- Indologists like to extrapolate the peaceableness of the Hindus from a (often slightly orientalist) reading of philosophical texts.
- What leads to peace is not violence but peaceableness, which is not passivity, but an alert, informed, practiced, and active state of being.
- The earlier excesses of the movement were soon abandoned and they acquired a reputation for sobriety and peaceableness.

peaceably

adverb ˈpiːsəbliˈpisəbli

If so, what rights do people have to peaceably enjoy their homes, regardless of their socio-economic status in life?
Example sentencesExamples
- That said, it is Western values that have allowed people of different religions, cultures, and ethnicities to live together peaceably.
- There is also no chance that we will ever see the error of our ways and live peaceably in harmony with one another.
- The only way we could have peaceably lived together would have been for me to pretend this wasn't happening.
- It had begun peaceably enough, by their standards.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French peisible, alteration of plaisible, from late Latin placibilis 'pleasing', from Latin placere 'to please'.

Definition of peaceable in US English:

peaceable

adjectiveˈpēsəb(ə)lˈpisəb(ə)l

1Inclined to avoid argument or violent conflict.
they were famed as an industrious, peaceable, practical people
Example sentencesExamples
- Okay, but then how would an airline figure out that he's a peaceable fellow except by, well, identifying him?
- And because I am a peaceable citizen, I should easily meet his criterion that no immediate damage would be done by allowing this.
- It points out how neither the left nor the right has been able to resist enacting its moral programs as law, and neither is content to leave peaceable citizens alone.
- As a passenger in other people's vehicles, I have seen how normally peaceable and polite people become aggressive and rude behind the wheel of a car.
- Nor did he attack peaceable Cheyennes in ignorance.
- That anger, however, will not lead me into a terrorist response, any more than it will the vast majority of our overwhelmingly peaceable citizens.
- The first, which has even been recognised by Canadian law, is that freedom of speech should be subject to such limits so as not to be detrimental to peaceable society.
- Manners, for her, are one of the ways we show respect for others, mind our own business, and maintain a peaceable and kind society.
- Reportedly, the otherwise peaceable crowd pelted him with plastic bottles and bran muffins.
- And though their numbers are small compared to the peaceable majority, they nevertheless constitute a growing hinterland for this militancy.
- In the Golden Age (which Hesiod says was long before his own time) men were naturally peaceable, and for that reason there was no war.
- It is a, so far, peaceful place filled with, I think, peaceable people.
- Indeed, he was most peaceable as he accepted the chain of office, though he did remind us of a Hollywood boxer at one point.
- She asked: ‘Why do you seek to destroy this city where there are so many peaceable people?’
- He is overly gentle and peaceable, perhaps Roman Catholic and perhaps a man with Portuguese blood.
- The Shiites, also grateful, are also relatively peaceable.
- Instead they chose to trap and taunt a group of peaceable people; the only trouble I saw was caused by local kids, not by protestors.
- I found myself in the midst of a huge peaceable army of helpers in a thousand uniforms - military and civilian.
- The dervishes are renowned for their peaceable and affable disposition, which sets them apart from an awful lot of Turkish menfolk.
- Despite my ferocious exterior, I'm a reasonably peaceable soul.
Synonyms
peace-loving, unwarlike, non-belligerent, non-violent, non-combative, non-aggressive, conflict-free, easy, easy-going, placid, gentle, meek, mild, inoffensive, good-natured, even-tempered, amiable, amicable, friendly, affable, genial, civil, cooperative, conciliatory, pacific, pacifist, anti-war, dovelike, dovish
1. 1.1 Free from argument or conflict; peaceful.
  the mainly peaceable daily demonstrations for democratic reform
  Example sentencesExamples
  At worst, the outcome could be wholesale slaughter on a scale that makes the current level of daily mayhem look like the peaceable kingdom.
  The prosecution was quick to show that the Koran is in the main a very peaceable document (at least, no less violent than the Bible).
  On Sunday and Monday, the police fell back to let unpermitted demonstrations proceed to their peaceable conclusions.
  There's now a way to move forward through entirely peaceable and democratic means.
  This clearly acknowledges the possibility that innocent civilians going about their peaceable business may be stopped, hassled, even arrested, merely for resembling someone naughty.
  While most of the Culture lives in this peaceable way, some spend their life fighting amongst more primitive civilizations.
  Elections happen on time and votes are accurately counted and peaceable changes of government occur as a matter of unremarkable course.
  Others went on to lead normal, peaceable lives.
  There can be no such thing as a peaceable secession.
  But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.
  They now have the tools to find peaceable solutions to conflict.
  The holding of a demonstration or vigil, however peaceable, had nothing to do with the right of passage, and the justices had therefore been right to convict.
  We don't need to look very far to see this: our own, supposedly peaceable country provides enough examples.
  It'll not modify my parking habits but I'll be a lot less inclined to condemn and far more likely to engage the farmer in a peaceable conversation when the situation arises.
  But because the subordination is inspired at root by anxiety and denial, it is not a peaceable subordination.
  For now, the religious factions are facing off in a fairly rarefied and generally peaceable manner.
  Throughout these poems, the implicit argument is: Why can't the whole world be as peaceable as my little corner of it is?
  The Viking city in 975 AD is a fairly peaceable sort of place.
  Synonyms
  peaceful, strife-free, harmonious, amicable, amiable, friendly, cordial

Origin

Middle English: from Old French peisible, alteration of plaisible, from late Latin placibilis ‘pleasing’, from Latin placere ‘to please’.

单词	peaceable
释义	Definition of peaceable in English: peaceable adjective ˈpiːsəb(ə)lˈpisəb(ə)l 1Inclined to avoid conflict or dissent. an industrious, peaceable people Example sentencesExamples I found myself in the midst of a huge peaceable army of helpers in a thousand uniforms - military and civilian. Okay, but then how would an airline figure out that he's a peaceable fellow except by, well, identifying him? Indeed, he was most peaceable as he accepted the chain of office, though he did remind us of a Hollywood boxer at one point. Instead they chose to trap and taunt a group of peaceable people; the only trouble I saw was caused by local kids, not by protestors. In the Golden Age (which Hesiod says was long before his own time) men were naturally peaceable, and for that reason there was no war. Despite my ferocious exterior, I'm a reasonably peaceable soul. That anger, however, will not lead me into a terrorist response, any more than it will the vast majority of our overwhelmingly peaceable citizens. He is overly gentle and peaceable, perhaps Roman Catholic and perhaps a man with Portuguese blood. The Shiites, also grateful, are also relatively peaceable. And because I am a peaceable citizen, I should easily meet his criterion that no immediate damage would be done by allowing this. The first, which has even been recognised by Canadian law, is that freedom of speech should be subject to such limits so as not to be detrimental to peaceable society. Reportedly, the otherwise peaceable crowd pelted him with plastic bottles and bran muffins. The dervishes are renowned for their peaceable and affable disposition, which sets them apart from an awful lot of Turkish menfolk. It is a, so far, peaceful place filled with, I think, peaceable people. She asked: ‘Why do you seek to destroy this city where there are so many peaceable people?’ Manners, for her, are one of the ways we show respect for others, mind our own business, and maintain a peaceable and kind society. And though their numbers are small compared to the peaceable majority, they nevertheless constitute a growing hinterland for this militancy. As a passenger in other people's vehicles, I have seen how normally peaceable and polite people become aggressive and rude behind the wheel of a car. It points out how neither the left nor the right has been able to resist enacting its moral programs as law, and neither is content to leave peaceable citizens alone. Nor did he attack peaceable Cheyennes in ignorance. Synonyms peace-loving, unwarlike, non-belligerent, non-violent, non-combative, non-aggressive, conflict-free, easy, easy-going, placid, gentle, meek, mild, inoffensive, good-natured, even-tempered, amiable, amicable, friendly, affable, genial, civil, cooperative, conciliatory, pacific, pacifist, anti-war, dovelike, dovish rare irenic, pacifistic 1.1 Free from conflict or dissent; peaceful. peaceable demonstrations for democratic reform Example sentencesExamples Others went on to lead normal, peaceable lives. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. For now, the religious factions are facing off in a fairly rarefied and generally peaceable manner. There can be no such thing as a peaceable secession. There's now a way to move forward through entirely peaceable and democratic means. At worst, the outcome could be wholesale slaughter on a scale that makes the current level of daily mayhem look like the peaceable kingdom. On Sunday and Monday, the police fell back to let unpermitted demonstrations proceed to their peaceable conclusions. Throughout these poems, the implicit argument is: Why can't the whole world be as peaceable as my little corner of it is? But because the subordination is inspired at root by anxiety and denial, it is not a peaceable subordination. The prosecution was quick to show that the Koran is in the main a very peaceable document (at least, no less violent than the Bible). While most of the Culture lives in this peaceable way, some spend their life fighting amongst more primitive civilizations. The Viking city in 975 AD is a fairly peaceable sort of place. The holding of a demonstration or vigil, however peaceable, had nothing to do with the right of passage, and the justices had therefore been right to convict. We don't need to look very far to see this: our own, supposedly peaceable country provides enough examples. It'll not modify my parking habits but I'll be a lot less inclined to condemn and far more likely to engage the farmer in a peaceable conversation when the situation arises. They now have the tools to find peaceable solutions to conflict. Elections happen on time and votes are accurately counted and peaceable changes of government occur as a matter of unremarkable course. This clearly acknowledges the possibility that innocent civilians going about their peaceable business may be stopped, hassled, even arrested, merely for resembling someone naughty. Synonyms peaceful, strife-free, harmonious, amicable, amiable, friendly, cordial well behaved, law-abiding, disciplined, orderly, civilized archaic ruly Derivatives peaceableness noun ˈpiːsəblnəsˈpisəb(ə)lnəs This is the basis of a civilised society in which secular law is enforced rarely because responsibility and peaceableness has been written on the hearts of the citizens. Example sentencesExamples The second is that I will learn and practice peaceableness wherever I go. Indologists like to extrapolate the peaceableness of the Hindus from a (often slightly orientalist) reading of philosophical texts. What leads to peace is not violence but peaceableness, which is not passivity, but an alert, informed, practiced, and active state of being. The earlier excesses of the movement were soon abandoned and they acquired a reputation for sobriety and peaceableness. peaceably adverb ˈpiːsəbliˈpisəbli If so, what rights do people have to peaceably enjoy their homes, regardless of their socio-economic status in life? Example sentencesExamples That said, it is Western values that have allowed people of different religions, cultures, and ethnicities to live together peaceably. There is also no chance that we will ever see the error of our ways and live peaceably in harmony with one another. The only way we could have peaceably lived together would have been for me to pretend this wasn't happening. It had begun peaceably enough, by their standards. Origin Middle English: from Old French peisible, alteration of plaisible, from late Latin placibilis 'pleasing', from Latin placere 'to please'. Definition of peaceable in US English: peaceable adjectiveˈpēsəb(ə)lˈpisəb(ə)l 1Inclined to avoid argument or violent conflict. they were famed as an industrious, peaceable, practical people Example sentencesExamples Okay, but then how would an airline figure out that he's a peaceable fellow except by, well, identifying him? And because I am a peaceable citizen, I should easily meet his criterion that no immediate damage would be done by allowing this. It points out how neither the left nor the right has been able to resist enacting its moral programs as law, and neither is content to leave peaceable citizens alone. As a passenger in other people's vehicles, I have seen how normally peaceable and polite people become aggressive and rude behind the wheel of a car. Nor did he attack peaceable Cheyennes in ignorance. That anger, however, will not lead me into a terrorist response, any more than it will the vast majority of our overwhelmingly peaceable citizens. The first, which has even been recognised by Canadian law, is that freedom of speech should be subject to such limits so as not to be detrimental to peaceable society. Manners, for her, are one of the ways we show respect for others, mind our own business, and maintain a peaceable and kind society. Reportedly, the otherwise peaceable crowd pelted him with plastic bottles and bran muffins. And though their numbers are small compared to the peaceable majority, they nevertheless constitute a growing hinterland for this militancy. In the Golden Age (which Hesiod says was long before his own time) men were naturally peaceable, and for that reason there was no war. It is a, so far, peaceful place filled with, I think, peaceable people. Indeed, he was most peaceable as he accepted the chain of office, though he did remind us of a Hollywood boxer at one point. She asked: ‘Why do you seek to destroy this city where there are so many peaceable people?’ He is overly gentle and peaceable, perhaps Roman Catholic and perhaps a man with Portuguese blood. The Shiites, also grateful, are also relatively peaceable. Instead they chose to trap and taunt a group of peaceable people; the only trouble I saw was caused by local kids, not by protestors. I found myself in the midst of a huge peaceable army of helpers in a thousand uniforms - military and civilian. The dervishes are renowned for their peaceable and affable disposition, which sets them apart from an awful lot of Turkish menfolk. Despite my ferocious exterior, I'm a reasonably peaceable soul. Synonyms peace-loving, unwarlike, non-belligerent, non-violent, non-combative, non-aggressive, conflict-free, easy, easy-going, placid, gentle, meek, mild, inoffensive, good-natured, even-tempered, amiable, amicable, friendly, affable, genial, civil, cooperative, conciliatory, pacific, pacifist, anti-war, dovelike, dovish 1.1 Free from argument or conflict; peaceful. the mainly peaceable daily demonstrations for democratic reform Example sentencesExamples At worst, the outcome could be wholesale slaughter on a scale that makes the current level of daily mayhem look like the peaceable kingdom. The prosecution was quick to show that the Koran is in the main a very peaceable document (at least, no less violent than the Bible). On Sunday and Monday, the police fell back to let unpermitted demonstrations proceed to their peaceable conclusions. There's now a way to move forward through entirely peaceable and democratic means. This clearly acknowledges the possibility that innocent civilians going about their peaceable business may be stopped, hassled, even arrested, merely for resembling someone naughty. While most of the Culture lives in this peaceable way, some spend their life fighting amongst more primitive civilizations. Elections happen on time and votes are accurately counted and peaceable changes of government occur as a matter of unremarkable course. Others went on to lead normal, peaceable lives. There can be no such thing as a peaceable secession. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. They now have the tools to find peaceable solutions to conflict. The holding of a demonstration or vigil, however peaceable, had nothing to do with the right of passage, and the justices had therefore been right to convict. We don't need to look very far to see this: our own, supposedly peaceable country provides enough examples. It'll not modify my parking habits but I'll be a lot less inclined to condemn and far more likely to engage the farmer in a peaceable conversation when the situation arises. But because the subordination is inspired at root by anxiety and denial, it is not a peaceable subordination. For now, the religious factions are facing off in a fairly rarefied and generally peaceable manner. Throughout these poems, the implicit argument is: Why can't the whole world be as peaceable as my little corner of it is? The Viking city in 975 AD is a fairly peaceable sort of place. Synonyms peaceful, strife-free, harmonious, amicable, amiable, friendly, cordial Origin Middle English: from Old French peisible, alteration of plaisible, from late Latin placibilis ‘pleasing’, from Latin placere ‘to please’.
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