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peacefulness
[pees-fuhl] 
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peacefulness
[pees-fuhl]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | calm |
| Synonyms: | calmness, dispassion, doldrums, hush, impassivity, imperturbation, lull, patience, peace, peace of mind*, placidity, placidness, quiet, quietude, repose, rest, restraint, serenity, silence, stillness, stoicism, tranquility, tranquillity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | calm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | quietness, composure |
| Synonyms: | calmness, dispassion, doldrums, hush, impassivity, imperturbation, lull, patience, peace, peace of mind, peacefulness, placidity, quiet, repose, rest, restraint, serenity, silence, stillness, stoicism, tranquility |
| Antonyms: | agitation, anger, madness, restlessness, storminess, terror, turbulence, violence |
| Main Entry: | comfort |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | good feeling; ease |
| Synonyms: | abundance, alleviation, amenity, assuagement, bed of roses, cheer, cheerfulness, complacency, contentment, convenience, coziness, creature comforts, enjoyment, exhilaration, facility, gratification, happiness, luxury, opulence, peacefulness, pleasure, plenty, poise, quiet, relaxation, relief, repose, rest, restfulness, satisfaction, snugness, succor, sufficiency, warmth, well-being |
| Antonyms: | aggravation, annoyance, bother, botheration, distress, exasperation, irritation, torment, torture |
| Main Entry: | hush |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | quiet |
| Synonyms: | calm, lull, peace, peacefulness, quietude, silence, still, stillness, tranquility |
| Antonyms: | clamor, yelling |
| Main Entry: | order |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lawfulness |
| Synonyms: | calm, control, decorousness, decorum, discipline, goodness, integrity, law, law and order, niceness, orderliness, peace, peacefulness, probity, properness, propriety, quiet, rectitude, rightness, seemliness, suitability, tranquility, uprightness |
| Notes: | an order is being told to do something with no specific guidelines, a command is being told to do something in a specific way, and a directive is being told to do something and getting this information through channels |
| Antonyms: | lawlessness, liberty, license |
| Main Entry: | peace |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | calm, serenity |
| Synonyms: | amity, calmness, composure, concord, congeniality, contentment, equanimity, harmony, hush, lull, peacefulness, placidity, quiet, quietude, relaxation, repose, reserve, rest, silence, stillness, sympathy, tranquility |
| Antonyms: | agitation, distress, frustration, upset, worry |
| Main Entry: | tranquility |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | peace, quiet |
| Synonyms: | ataraxia, calm, calmness, composure, coolness, equanimity, hush, imperturbability, imperturbation, law and order, order, peacefulness, placidity, quietness, quietude, repose, rest, restfulness, sedateness, serenity, stillness |
| Antonyms: | chaos, disturbance, loudness, noise, turbulence, violence, wildness |
| Main Entry: | peace of mind |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental freedom |
| Synonyms: | bliss, calmness, cheer, clear conscience, comfort, composure, contentment, delight, ecstasy, elation, euphoria, exuberance, felicity, fulfillment, happiness, high spirits, joy, peacefulness, pleasure, quiet mind, satisfaction, serenity, soothingness, tranquility, well-being |
| Main Entry: | placidity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | calm |
| Synonyms: | calmness, dispassion, doldrums, hush, impassivity, imperturbation, lull, patience, peace, peace of mind*, peacefulness, placidness, quiet, quietude, repose, rest, restraint, serenity, silence, stillness, stoicism, tranquility, tranquillity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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