Tranquil Meaning
/ˈtɹæŋ.kwɪl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjFree from emotional or mental disturbance.
adjCalm; without motion or sound.
Sentence Examples
Hunting game is forbidden in these tranquil woods.
Hunting game is forbidden in this tranquil wilderness.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The lake seemed very ____ with no wind or waves at all.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We spent a very ____ afternoon by the lake, enjoying the peaceful atmosphere and the beautiful summer weather today.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Middle French tranquille, from Latin tranquillus, from trāns- + the root of quiēs (“rest, quiet, peace”), ultimately from *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Some time passed before I felt tranquil even here: I had a vague dread that wild cattle might be near, or that some sportsman or poacher might discover me."
— 1847, Charlotte Brontë, chapter XXVIII, in Jane Eyre:
"[…]that the streams which did form were clear and tranquil because fed by perennial springs from the underground supply; and that in their tranquil waters extensive peat bogs formed."
— 1921, Douglas Wilson Johnson, Battlefields of the World War, Western and Southern Fronts: A Study in Military Geography, page 262:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The lake seemed very ____ with no wind or waves at all.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We spent a very ____ afternoon by the lake, enjoying the peaceful atmosphere and the beautiful summer weather today.