peacefulnessn.

Brit.

/ˈpiːsf(ᵿ)lnəs/, U.S.

/ˈpisf(ə)lnəs/

Forms: see peaceful adj. and n. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peaceful adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < peaceful adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality, character, or state of being peaceful; calm, quietness, tranquillity; undisturbed condition; (also) peaceableness, inclination to peace.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > quietness or tranquillity > [noun]

stillnessc888

roOE

stilth?c1225

lowna1250

peacea1275

restc1350

tranquillityc1374

leea1400

tranquille1412

quietness?a1425

quiet?c1450

restfulnessc1450

quiety?a1500

quietation?1504

calm1547

calmness1561

peacefulnessa1566

halcyon1567

repose1577

quietude1598

still1608

hushtness1609

reposedness1616

reposeness1617

serenity1641

undisturbedness1649

indisturbance1660

pacateness1666

sleep1807

tranquilness1818

requiescence1837

reposefulness1872

society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > [noun] > disposition for peace

peacefulnessa1566

peaceableness1573

a1566 Q. Kennedy Compend. Ressonyng in 2 Eucharistic Tracts (1964) 182 Þe pesefullness off God causit hym command ane off þaj angelis to pass and mark all sic within þat towne.

?c1622 E. Bolton Hypercritica (1722) 213 Commending Aidan, not only for Learning, and Eloquence..but for his Charity, Peacefulness, Continence, Humility, [etc.].

1651 Bp. J. Taylor XXVIII Serm. viii. 94 Humility, Peacefulnesse and Charity.

1790 A. Alison Ess. Nature & Princ. Taste i. ii. 55 The prospect of a serene evening in summer, produces first an emotion of peacefulness and tranquillity, and then [etc.].

1830 J. Baxter Libr. Agric. & Hort. Knowl. 63 The quiet stillness and peacefulness of nature.

1863 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea I. xxviii. 487 The steps by which England was brought from her seeming peacefulness into a temper impatiently warlike.

1914 E. R. Burroughs Tarzan of Apes xx. 269 A feeling of dreamy peacefulness stole over Jane Porter as she sank down upon the grass.

1999 A. Mallinson Close Run Thing xi. 196 The place had lost nothing of its peacefulness, though the wind now whistled constantly through the lancets.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peacefulness
释义	peacefulnessn. Brit. /ˈpiːsf(ᵿ)lnəs/, U.S. /ˈpisf(ə)lnəs/ Forms: see peaceful adj. and n. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peaceful adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < peaceful adj. + -ness suffix. The quality, character, or state of being peaceful; calm, quietness, tranquillity; undisturbed condition; (also) peaceableness, inclination to peace. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > quietness or tranquillity > [noun] stillnessc888 roOE stilth?c1225 lowna1250 peacea1275 restc1350 tranquillityc1374 leea1400 tranquille1412 quietness?a1425 quiet?c1450 restfulnessc1450 quiety?a1500 quietation?1504 calm1547 calmness1561 peacefulnessa1566 halcyon1567 repose1577 quietude1598 still1608 hushtness1609 reposedness1616 reposeness1617 serenity1641 undisturbedness1649 indisturbance1660 pacateness1666 sleep1807 tranquilness1818 requiescence1837 reposefulness1872 society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > [noun] > disposition for peace peacefulnessa1566 peaceableness1573 a1566 Q. Kennedy Compend. Ressonyng in 2 Eucharistic Tracts (1964) 182 Þe pesefullness off God causit hym command ane off þaj angelis to pass and mark all sic within þat towne. ?c1622 E. Bolton Hypercritica (1722) 213 Commending Aidan, not only for Learning, and Eloquence..but for his Charity, Peacefulness, Continence, Humility, [etc.]. 1651 Bp. J. Taylor XXVIII Serm. viii. 94 Humility, Peacefulnesse and Charity. 1790 A. Alison Ess. Nature & Princ. Taste i. ii. 55 The prospect of a serene evening in summer, produces first an emotion of peacefulness and tranquillity, and then [etc.]. 1830 J. Baxter Libr. Agric. & Hort. Knowl. 63 The quiet stillness and peacefulness of nature. 1863 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea I. xxviii. 487 The steps by which England was brought from her seeming peacefulness into a temper impatiently warlike. 1914 E. R. Burroughs Tarzan of Apes xx. 269 A feeling of dreamy peacefulness stole over Jane Porter as she sank down upon the grass. 1999 A. Mallinson Close Run Thing xi. 196 The place had lost nothing of its peacefulness, though the wind now whistled constantly through the lancets. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1566
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