peaceful
//ˈpiːsfl̩//
Forms
- Comparative
- more peaceful
- Superlative
- most peaceful
- Plural
- peacefuls
Definitions
1.Not at war; not disturbed by strife or turmoil.
2.Inclined to peace.
3.Motionless and calm.
- Attractive cottages look out on a scene so peaceful that lapping wavelets, stirred by the breeze, are often the loudest sound to be heard.
1.A non-player character who is not hostile to the player.
- You can trade with some of the peacefuls in the town area.
2.a Muslim; especially a violent member of a radical Islamist group.(offensive)
- They only have to use a bit of code to name those people; nowadays they call them “peacefuls”. A smirking euphemism is all it takes to sail through Twitter’s filter, and keep the hate-speech flowing.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #4000
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
From Middle English peesful, pesful, paisful, pesefull.
By surface analysis, peace + -ful.