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peaceable
CEFRB2
/ˈpiːsəb(ə)l/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Calm and not likely to cause conflict or violence.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailCharacterized by peace; peaceful, tranquil.
Examples
He was a peaceable man who avoided conflict.
They reached a peaceable solution to the dispute.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 3
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 2
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningFavouring peace rather than conflict; not aggressive, tending to avoid violence (of people, actions etc.).
More examples
In contextThe peaceable kingdom was a utopia.
Though unusual in the Dublin area he knew that it was not by any means unknown for desperadoes who had next to nothing to live on to be abroad waylaying and generally terrorising peaceable pedestrians by placing a pistol at their head ….
But in the Muslim world we are dealing with regimes who have banished, imprisoned, silenced or neutralised all opposition, even where this is entirely peaceable.
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Origin
adjective
From Anglo-Norman pesible, peisible, Middle French paisible, from pais (“peace”) + -ible; later remodelled after peace + -able.