tranquillite
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See also: tranquillité
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- trancquillite, tranquilite, tranquilitee, tranquillyte, tranquyllite, tranquyllyte, tranquyllytee, tranqwyllyte, transquillite
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Old French tranquillite, from Latin tranquilitas; by surface analysis, tranquille + -ite.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tranquillite (uncountable)
- peaceableness, tranquility
- composure, calmness
- (rare) friendliness, good relations
- (rare, of weather) stillness
Descendants
[edit]- English: tranquility
References
[edit]- “tranquillitẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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