Peace - English meaning

verb

Give or grant someone (power, status, or recognition).

Usage examples:

The powers accorded to the head of state

noun

An official agreement or treaty.

Usage examples:

Opposition groups refused to sign the accord

noun

A formal agreement, or the condition of agreeing

Usage examples:

[ c ] both parties signed an accord last week in geneva that may finally bring an end to the confli…

noun

Friendly relations.

Usage examples:

The presence of french troops in scotland had produced hostility rather than amity

noun

A good relationship

Usage examples:

The two groups had lived in perfect amity for many years before the recent troubles.

adjective

Not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions.

Usage examples:

She had to keep calm at all costs

noun

The absence of strong emotions; calm feelings.

Usage examples:

His usual calm deserted him

verb

Make (someone) tranquil and quiet; soothe.

Usage examples:

I took him inside and tried to calm him down

noun

The state or quality of being free from agitation or strong emotion.

Usage examples:

Those who worked with him refer time and again to his calmness under pressure

noun

An agreement, esp. between two armies, to stop fighting

noun

Agreement or harmony between people or groups.

Usage examples:

A pact of peace and concord

noun

A variety of dessert grape developed at concord, massachusetts.

Usage examples:

Labruscana grapes, especially concord, are also grown commercially, and some muscadines are also pr…

proper noun

The state capital of new hampshire; population 42,255 (est. 2008).

noun

Behaviour that is friendly, but formal and polite

noun

The emotions or conduct of friends; the state of being friends.

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Old ties of love and friendship

noun

Friendly, helpful, or cooperative feelings or attitude.

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The scheme is dependent on goodwill between the two sides

noun

A friendly attitude in which you wish that good things happen to people

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We hope the negotiations will take place in an atmosphere of openness and goodwill.

noun

The value to a company or organization of things that cannot be directly measured, for example, its good reputation or its customers' loyalty

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Charitable endeavours are important to us in terms of goodwill., we expect the business to raise at…

noun

The combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce a pleasing effect.

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The piece owes its air of tranquillity largely to the harmony

noun

Notes that are played or sung with the main tune and that make the piece more complicated and interesting

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He imagined a society in which all races lived together in harmony.

noun

The situation in which people live or work happily together without any big problems

Usage examples:

Social/racial/political harmony

verb

Make (someone) be quiet or stop talking.

Usage examples:

He placed a finger before pursed lips to hush her

noun

A silence.

Usage examples:

A hush descended over the crowd

noun

Quiet or silence, esp. after noise

Usage examples:

A hush fell over the crowd., hush! you’ll wake the baby!

abbreviation

Isaiah (in biblical references).

abbreviation

Short for islamic state.

abbreviation

Iceland (international vehicle registration).

noun

A situation in which countries or groups avoid fighting each other

Usage examples:

A non-aggression pact

noun

A situation in which someone avoids fighting or using physical force, especially when trying to make political change

Usage examples:

The dalai lama has always counselled non-violence.

noun

The arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method.

Usage examples:

I filed the cards in alphabetical order

verb

Give an authoritative instruction to do something.

Usage examples:

She ordered me to leave

verb

Logical arrangement of different elements

noun

A state of being quiet and calm

Usage examples:

We love the freedom and peacefulness of our life here., a kind of peacefulness overcame him as he s…

noun

A state in which one is not observed or disturbed by other people.

Usage examples:

She returned to the privacy of her own home

noun

The state of being alone, or the right to keep one’s personal matters and relationships secret

Usage examples:

A fence would give us more privacy in the backyard.

noun

The right that someone has to keep their personal life or personal information secret or known only to a small group of people

Usage examples:

Among the three industries studied, concerns about privacy and security of data were highest in the…

noun

The quality or condition of being private; withdrawal from public or official life, duties, etc.; privacy, seclusion. formerly also: †intimacy, secrecy, confidentiality (obsolete).

adjective

Making little or no noise.

Usage examples:

The car has a quiet, economical engine

noun

Absence of noise or bustle; silence; calm.

Usage examples:

The ringing of the telephone shattered the early morning quiet

verb

Make or become silent, calm, or still.

Usage examples:

There are ways of quieting kids down

noun

Absence of noise or bustle; calm.

Usage examples:

He loved the quietness and stillness of early summer days

noun

A state of stillness, calmness, and quiet in a person or place.

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It highlights her quietude and wise passivity

noun

A state of being calm and peaceful

Usage examples:

In many of his poems the poet reflects on the quietude of the countryside.

noun

A short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

The refugee encampments will provide some respite from the suffering

verb

Postpone (a sentence, obligation, etc.).

Usage examples:

The execution was only respited a few months

noun

A pause or rest from something difficult or unpleasant

Usage examples:

[ c usually sing ] the center provides a respite for teens in trouble.

noun

A feeling of being calm and relaxed

Usage examples:

She always thought of the house as a place of great peace and restfulness., a warm drink at bedtime…

noun

The state of being private and away from other people.

Usage examples:

They enjoyed ten days of peace and seclusion

noun

The state of being alone, away from other people

Usage examples:

He's been living in seclusion since he retired from acting., in some societies women are kept in se…

noun

Complete absence of sound.

Usage examples:

Sirens pierce the silence of the night

verb

Prohibit or prevent from speaking.

Usage examples:

She was silenced by the officer's stern look

noun

An absence of sound; complete quiet

Usage examples:

A profound silence spread itself through the sleeping house., [ u ] the two men ate in silence and …

noun

The state or situation of being alone.

Usage examples:

She savoured her few hours of freedom and solitude

noun

The situation of being alone, often by choice

Usage examples:

He prefers the solitude of the country to the chaos of the city.

adjective

Not moving or making a sound.

Usage examples:

The still body of the young man

noun

Deep silence and calm; stillness.

Usage examples:

The still of the night

adverb

Up to and including the present or the time mentioned; even now (or then) as formerly.

Usage examples:

He still lives with his mother

noun

The absence of movement or sound.

Usage examples:

Absolute stillness greeted our gaze

noun

Total lack of movement or changing of position

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They gazed into the stillness of the water., something about her stillness, her absolute focus, cal…

noun

The quality or state of being tranquil; calm.

Usage examples:

Passing cars are the only noise that disturbs the tranquillity of rural life

noun

A peaceful, calm state, without noise, violence, worry, etc.

Usage examples:

Living in peace and tranquillity, i love the tranquillity of the countryside.