tranquil

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
  2. adjective not agitated; without losing self-possession

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French tranquille, from Latin tranquillus, from trāns- + the root of quiēs (“rest, quiet, peace”), ultimately from *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

placid, quiet, still, smooth, unruffled

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