unquarrelsomeadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈkwɒrəls(ə)m/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈkwɒrəls(ə)m/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈkwɒrl̩s(ə)m/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈkwɒrl̩s(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌənˈkwɔr(ə)lsəm/ Not quarrelsome; disinclined to quarrel.
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the mind > emotion > calmness > meekness or mildness > [adjective]
stillc825
tamec888
mildeOE
lithea1000
daftc1000
meekc1325
lambishc1374
meeklyc1375
benign1377
temperatec1380
quieta1382
gall-lessa1398
mansuetea1425
meeta1425
unwrathful1542
rageless1578
lamb-like?1592
mildya1603
milky1602
pigeon-livered1604
placid1614
spleenless?1615
passive1616
unprovokable1646
milken1648
uncaptious1661
stomachless1727
unindignant1789
pianoa1817
ireless1829
unquarrelsome1830
quiet-goinga1835
uncholeric1834
unoffendable1839
baby-milda1845
quiet-tempered1846
turtlish1855
pathic1857
1830 J. Wilson Noctes Ambrosianae xlix in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 813 That never-weary insect the unquarrelsome bee.
1893 Standard (Ogden, Utah Territory) 16 Mar. 1/4 Anyone can testify to his kind and unquarrelsome disposition.
1949 Child Devel. 20 127 Homes high in child control..produce children relatively unquarrelsome, negative and disobedient.
2007 Australian (Nexis) 12 Oct. 13 A not unquarrelsome non-believer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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