tranquility

See also: Tranquillity

English

Alternative forms

• tranquillity

Etymology

tranquil +‎ -ity, from Middle English tranquillite, from Old French tranquillite, from Latin tranquilitas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /træŋˈkwɪlɪti/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: tran‧quil‧li‧ty

Noun

tranquility (usually uncountable, plural tranquilities)

1. the state of being tranquil
2. the absence of disturbance; peacefulness
3. the absence of stress; serenity
4. the quality of calm such as that experienced in places with mainly natural features and activities, free from disturbance from manmade ones.

Usage notes

• More common spelling in the US; less common in the UK.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:calm

Related terms

• tranquil
• tranquilize
• tranquily
• tranquilness

Translations

the state of being tranquil

• Armenian: հանդարտություն (hy) (handartutʿyun), հանգստություն (hy) (hangstutʿyun)
• Catalan: tranquil·litat (ca) f
• 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)

• Italian: tranquillità (it) f

• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: ئاسوودە‎ (ku) (asûde)

• Malay: sentosa
• Maori: waikanaetanga
• Middle English: tranquillite
• Old English: ǣmetta m
• Portuguese: tranquilidade (pt) f
• Russian: споко́йствие (ru) (spokójstvije)
• Scottish Gaelic: sìth f
• Spanish: tranquilidad (es) f
• Swedish: stillhet (sv) c, ro (sv) c
• Tocharian B: maimatsäññe

the absence of disturbance; peacefulness

• Armenian: հանգիստ (hy) (hangist), խաղաղություն (hy) (xałałutʿyun)
• Danish: stilhed (da) c, ro (da) c
• Dutch: rust (nl)
• Esperanto: trankvileco
• 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)

• Italian: tranquillità (it) f
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: ئاسوودە‎ (ku) (asûde)

• Middle English: grith, tranquillite
• Portuguese: tranquilidade (pt) f
• Scottish Gaelic: sìth f, sàmhchair f, ciùineas m
• Spanish: tranquilidad (es) f
• Swedish: stillhet (sv) c, ro (sv) c
• Tocharian B: maimatsäññe

the absence of stress; serenity

• Armenian: անխռովություն (hy) (anxṙovutʿyun)
• Esperanto: trankvileco
• Finnish: rauhallisuus (fi), levollisuus (fi), tyyneys (fi)
• French: tranquillité (fr) f
• Galician: tranquilidade (gl) f, serenidade (gl) f

• Italian: tranquillità (it) f
• Middle English: tranquillite
• Scottish Gaelic: fèath m or f
• Spanish: tranquilidad (es) f

the quality of calm such as that experienced in places with mainly natural features and activities, free from disturbance from manmade ones

• French: tranquillité (fr) f
• Japanese: 晴朗 (せいろう, seirō)

• Scottish Gaelic: fèath m or f

Further reading

• “tranquility” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• “tranquility” in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.