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tranquil

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Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
20
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈtɹæŋ.kwɪl/
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/ˈtɹæŋ.kwɪl/ · [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷæŋ.kʰw̥ɪl] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷæŋ.kʰw̥ɪl] · /ˈtɹeɪ̯ŋ.kwɪl/ (US) · [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷeɪ̯ŋ.kʰw̥ɪl] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷeɪ̯ŋ.kʰw̥ɪl] (US) · /ˈtɹɛ̃ŋ.kwɪl/ (US) · [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɛ̃ŋ.kʰw̥ɪl] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɛ̃ŋ.kʰw̥ɪl] (US)

Definition of tranquil

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Free from emotional or mental disturbance.
    “Some time passed before I felt tranquil even here: I had a vague dread that wild cattle might be near, or that some sportsman or poacher might discover me.”
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adj

  1. Free from emotional or mental disturbance.
    “Some time passed before I felt tranquil even here: I had a vague dread that wild cattle might be near, or that some sportsman or poacher might discover me.”
  2. Calm; without motion or sound.
    “[…]that the streams which did form were clear and tranquil because fed by perennial springs from the underground supply; and that in their tranquil waters extensive peat bogs formed.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French tranquille, from Latin tranquillus, from trāns- + the root of quiēs (“rest, quiet, peace”), ultimately from *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest”).

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