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[ puh-sif-ik ] / pəˈsɪf ɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pacific ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivetending to make or preserve peace; conciliatory: pacific overtures. not warlike; peaceable; mild: a pacific disposition. at peace; peaceful: a pacific era in history. calm; tranquil: The Wabash is a pacific river. (initial capital letter) of or relating to the Pacific Ocean. (initial capital letter) of or relating to the region bordering on the Pacific Ocean: the Pacific states. noun (initial capital letter)Pacific Ocean. a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, six driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck. Origin of pacific1540–50; <Latin pācificus literally, peacemaking, equivalent to pāci- (combining form of pāx) peace + -ficus-fic OTHER WORDS FROM pacificnon·pa·cif·ic, adjectiveun·pa·cif·ic, adjectiveWords nearby pacificpachytene, pachyvaginalitis, pachyvaginitis, Pacif., pacifarin, pacific, Pacifica, pacifically, pacificate, pacification, Pacific barracuda Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pacificOwing to its popularity as a pet, it has spread across the Pacific to China. The Buddhist Business of Poaching Animals for Good Karma|Brendon Hong|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST He was a young Army Air Force lieutenant whose plane crashed in the Pacific in May 1943. Dick Cheney vs. ‘Unbroken’|Mike Barnicle|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST To break her self-destructive cycle and heal, she decides to hike 1,100 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail solo. Exclusive: The Making of Reese Witherspoon’s Golden Globe-Nominated ‘Wild’|Marlow Stern|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST There was a logic to it – many of the wines were from the Pacific Northwest, principally from Oregon and Washington state. Beer Countries vs. Wine Countries|Clive Irving|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On each coast, the Caribbean and the Pacific, there are stunning beaches. China’s Nicaragua Canal Could Spark a New Central America Revolution|Nina Lakhani|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST A voyage to the Pacific was a very different thing in the year 1800, however, from what it is to-day. Afloat And Ashore|James Fenimore Cooper We know with what pacific habits they dared the perils of the field. Successful Methods of Public Speaking|Grenville Kleiser In front, broken only by a line of trees and the squat humps of six antiquated cannons, sparkled the blue expanse of the Pacific. His Unknown Wife|Louis Tracy Persons thus lost should remember that buffalo trails run north and south, and the Pacific Railroads east and west. As the Pacific is not always so peaceful as its name, this pleasing task was not at all times accomplished with ease. The Utah Batteries: A History|Charles R. Mabey
British Dictionary definitions for pacific (1 of 2)
adjectivetending or conducive to peace; conciliatory not aggressive; opposed to the use of force free from conflict; peaceful Derived forms of pacificpacifically, adverbWord Origin for pacificC16: from Old French pacifique, from Latin pācificus, from pāx peace + facere to make British Dictionary definitions for pacific (2 of 2)
nounthe Pacific short for Pacific Ocean adjectiveof or relating to the Pacific Ocean or its islands Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pacificneutral, friendly, calm, quiet, amicable, conciliatory, diplomatic, gentle, peaceable, placid, serene, tranquil, untroubled, at peace, peacemaking, placatory |