tranquillity

See also: Tranquillity

English

Alternative forms

• tranquility

Etymology

From tranquil +‎ -ity, from Middle English tranquillite, from Old French tranquillite, tranquilité, from Latin tranquillitas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɹæŋˈkwɪl.ɪ.ti/

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• Hyphenation: tran‧quil‧li‧ty

Noun

tranquillity (usually uncountable, plural tranquillities)

1. The state of being tranquil; peacefulness, the absence of disturbance or stress; serenity; calm.

   Synonyms: calm, peace, stillth

Usage notes

• The spelling tranquillity is more common in the UK (less common in the US), while tranquility is more common in the US (less common in the UK).

Related terms

• tranquil
• tranquilize
• tranquillize
• tranquilly
• tranquilness

 

Translations

the state of being tranquil

• Afrikaans: vreedsaamheid
• Armenian: հանդարտություն (hy) (handartutʻyun), հանգստություն (hy) (hangstutʻyun), հանգիստ (hy) (hangist), խաղաղություն (hy) (xaġaġutʻyun), անխռովություն (hy) (anxṙovutʻyun)
• Bulgarian: споко́йствие (bg) n (spokójstvie)
• Catalan: tranquil·litat (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 平静 (zh) (píngjìng)

• Danish: stilhed (da) c, ro (da) c
• Dutch: rust (nl)
• Esperanto: trankvileco, trankvilo
• Finnish: rauhallisuus (fi), levollisuus (fi), tyyneys (fi)
• French: tranquillité (fr) f
• Galician: tranquilidade (gl) f
• German: Ruhe (de) f, Stille (de) f
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἡσυχία f (hēsukhía)

• Hungarian: nyugalom (hu)
• Italian: tranquillità (it) f
• Japanese: ^{(please verify)} 晴朗 (ja) (せいろう, seirō)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: ئاسوودە (asûde)

• Malay: sentosa
• Maori: waikanaetanga
• Middle English: tranquillite, grith
• Old English: ǣmetta m
• Portuguese: tranquilidade (pt) f
• Russian: споко́йствие (ru) (spokójstvije)
• Scottish Gaelic: sìth f, ^{(please verify)} sàmhchair f, ^{(please verify)} ciùineas m, ^{(please verify)} fèath m or f
• Spanish: tranquilidad (es) f
• Swedish: stillhet (sv) c, ro (sv) c
• Tocharian B: maimatsäññe

Further reading

• “tranquillity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “tranquillity”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.