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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024peace•a•ble /ˈpisəbəl/USA pronunciation adj. - willing to avoid fighting or quarreling.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024peace•a•ble (pē′sə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. - inclined or disposed to avoid strife or dissension;
not argumentative or hostile:a peaceable person; a peaceable disposition. - peaceful;
tranquil:in peaceable periods; a peaceable adjustment of a dispute.
- Middle French paisible. See peace, -able
- Middle English pesible 1300–50
peace′a•ble•ness, n. peace′a•bly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged amicable, friendly, amiable.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged quarrelsome, hostile.
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