peaceful

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
  2. adjective peacefully resistant in response to injustice

Etymology

From Middle English peesful, pesful, paisful, pesefull. By surface analysis, peace + -ful.

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Synonyms

peaceable

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