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tranquility
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tranquility
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| 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: | composure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | calmness, collectedness |
| Synonyms: | accord, aplomb, assurance, balance, calm, contentment, control, cool head, cool*, coolheadedness, coolness, dignity, dispassion, ease, equanimity, equilibrium, even temper, evenness, fortitude, harmony, imperturbability, inexcitability, levelheadedness, moderation, nonchalance, peace of mind, placidity, poise, polish, presence of mind, quiet, quietude, repose, sang-froid, sedateness, self-assurance, self-control, self-possession, serenity, sobriety, stability, tranquility |
| Antonyms: | agitation, arousal, discomposure, excitement, perturbedness, upset |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | concord |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unity, harmony |
| Synonyms: | accord, agreement, amity, calmness, chime, comity, concert, concordance, consensus, consonance, friendship, goodwill, peace, placidity, rapport, serenity, tranquility, tune, unanimity, understanding, unison |
| Antonyms: | discord, disunity |
| Main Entry: | détente |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | peace |
| Synonyms: | amity, cooling off, equal power, harmony, relaxation, relief, tranquility, truce |
| Notes: | détente is an 'easing of tensions' and entente means 'understanding' |
| Main Entry: | ease |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | peace, quiet; lack of difficulty |
| Synonyms: | affluence, ataraxia, bed of roses, calm, calmness, comfort, content, contentment, easiness, enjoyment, gratification, happiness, idleness, inactivity, inertia, inertness, leisure, luxury, passivity, peace of mind*, prosperity, quietness, quietude, relaxation, repose, requiescence, rest, restfulness, satisfaction, security, serenity, supinity, tranquility |
| Antonyms: | difficulty, disquiet, excitableness, furor, strife, turmoil, uneasiness, unrest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | harmony |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | social agreement |
| Synonyms: | accord, affinity, amicability, amity, compatibility, concord, conformity, consensus, consistency, cooperation, correspondence, empathy, friendship, good will, kinship, like-mindedness, meeting of minds, peace, rapport, sympathy, tranquility, unanimity, understanding, unity |
| Antonyms: | clash, disagreement, discord, fighting |
| Main Entry: | hush |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | quiet |
| Synonyms: | calm, lull, peace, peacefulness, quietude, silence, still, stillness, tranquility |
| Antonyms: | clamor, yelling |
| Main Entry: | lull |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pause, calm |
| Synonyms: | abeyance, break, breather, breathing spell, calmness, coffee break, comma, downtime, hiatus, hush, layoff, letup, pausation, quiescence, quiet, respite, silence, stillness, stop, time-out, tranquility |
| Antonyms: | busyness, continuation, disturbance, energy |
| 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 |
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