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peacefulness

/pees-fuhl/US // ˈpis fəl //UK // (ˈpiːsfʊl) //

和平,宁静,平和,安宁

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : characterized by peace; free from war, strife, commotion, violence, or disorder: a peaceful reign;a peaceful demonstration.
    • : of, relating to, or characteristic of a state or time of peace.
    • : peaceable; not argumentative, quarrelsome, or hostile: a peaceful disposition.

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Examples

  • It felt vulnerable but almost peaceful to exist without the pressure of seeing a soul.

  • For these reasons he appears peaceful and easier to accept into the realm of things that have moral standing.

  • However, at about 7 PM local time, eyewitness reports as well as video footage showed Nigeria’s army on the scene, firing live rounds into the crowd of unarmed and peaceful protesters.

  • Adding to the atmosphere of uncertainty last week, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett declined to indicate her unequivocal support for a peaceful transfer if she were to sit on the court with that issue before it.

  • In particular, he pointed out that Barrett had “refused to answer” a lot of questions he considered to be “in bounds” — including whether she supported the peaceful transfer of power between presidents.

  • So simple and yet moving, the song seemed to take its expression from the peacefulness of his soul.

  • There is a rocking, hypnotic peacefulness in the way he puts words together.

  • We who lived through those years recall Coretta as a remarkable combination of power and peacefulness.

  • In a warlike age this peacefulness of a monarch was the great and supernatural phenomenon.

  • A little white Pomeranian dog was curled up in front of the fire, and added for the time to the effect of peacefulness.

  • This scene of unthrobbing peacefulness was beheld by Rhoda with her first conscious delight in it.

  • It was very peaceful; but the peacefulness of it bore down upon Reuben's soul like lead.

  • In silence the girl drank in the peacefulness of the scene, while Denis Quirk cast an occasional remark at his mother and her.