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单词 peaceable
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peaceable

adjective

peace·​able ˈpē-sə-bəl How to pronounce peaceable (audio)
1
a
: disposed to peace : not contentious or quarrelsome
b
: quietly behaved
2
: free from strife or disorder
peaceableness noun
peaceably
ˈpē-sə-blē How to pronounce peaceable (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

  • dovish
  • pacific
  • pacifist
  • pacifistic
  • peaceful
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Example Sentences

He has a peaceable nature. The crowd dispersed in a peaceable manner.
Recent Examples on the Web An 80-year long war of independence, various wars against the Brits, and an imperial past aside, the Dutch are a reasonably peaceable bunch, but that doesn’t mean that they cannot get riled up. Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 15 July 2022 The making of the Jewish state represents perhaps history’s most peaceable in-migration and state creation. WSJ, 19 June 2022 This is one of the foundations of respect, a necessary condition for peaceable coexistence. Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 27 June 2022 Although a jovial and peaceable presence off-screen, he was admired for his ability to tap into reservoirs of anger, especially when playing characters with a strong streak of rebelliousness against authority. Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2022 French people go to thermal spas and thalasso centers to pass regimented days of peaceable idleness punctuated by the taking of meals in panoramic restaurants, the doing of moderate exercise, and the semi-public displaying of nudity. Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022 California has more gun laws than any other, yet state lawmakers are still exploring new ways to disarm peaceable residents and leave them at the mercy of criminals. Cody J. Wisniewski, National Review, 27 Apr. 2022 Citizen Brick began on a whim, as art-school provocation using a famously peaceable medium. Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 25 Mar. 2022 This is a nontechnical public-relations term, used to create confusion and fear around firearms that are constitutionally protected, currently legal in 44 states, and widely owned by peaceable Americans. Cody J. Wisniewski, National Review, 14 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

peaceable

adjective

peace·​able ˈpē-sə-bəl How to pronounce peaceable (audio)
1
: peaceful sense 1
2
: peaceful sense 3

Legal Definition

peaceable

adjective

peace·​able ˈpē-sə-bəl How to pronounce peaceable (audio)
: marked by freedom from dispute, strife, violence, or disorder
the right to peaceable assembly
peaceable possession

peaceable

adjective

1
as in peaceful
inclined to live in peace and to avoid war a peaceable nation that has never had any interest in conquest

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • peaceful
  • pacifist
  • pacific
  • pacifistic
  • benevolent
  • neutral
  • quiet
  • serene
  • nonaggressive
  • dovish
  • unwarlike
  • nonbelligerent
  • tranquil
  • irenic
  • unaggressive
  • calm
  • amiable
  • mild
  • antiwar
  • gentle
  • kind
  • amicable
  • relaxed
  • affable
  • antimilitarist
  • antiviolence
  • noncombative
  • genial
  • submissive
  • antimilitaristic
  • kindly
  • yielding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • warlike
  • bloodthirsty
  • martial
  • hawkish
  • aggressive
  • militaristic
  • belligerent
  • hostile
  • pugnacious
  • combative
  • quarrelsome
  • militarist
  • bellicose
  • contentious
  • truculent
  • antagonistic
  • scrappy
  • discordant
  • fierce
  • argumentative
  • gladiatorial
  • hot-tempered
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2
as in nonviolent
not involving violence or force trying to find a peaceable resolution

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • peaceful
  • nonviolent
  • conciliatory
  • peacemaking
  • pacific
  • bloodless
  • conciliating
  • quieting
  • irenic
  • calming
  • nonbelligerent
  • unaggressive
  • unassertive
  • soothing
  • placating
  • appeasing
  • pacifying
  • mollifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • violent
  • warlike
  • armed
  • military
  • militant
  • aggressive
  • martial
  • hostile
  • belligerent
  • forced
  • assertive
  • contentious
  • antagonistic
  • combative
  • quarrelsome
  • fierce
  • bellicose
  • argumentative
  • volcanic
  • tempestuous
  • gladiatorial
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