tranquillity

tranquillity

noun

Definition of TRANQUILLITY

1

a state of freedom from storm or disturbance <enjoyed the tranquillity of the snow-covered field at dusk>

Synonyms calmness, hush, peace, peacefulness, placidity, quiet, quietness, quietude, repose, restfulness, sereneness, serenity, still, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility)

Related Words lull, pause, respite; silence; mildness, soothingness; comity, concord, harmony; casualness, easygoingness, informality, laid-backness, relaxedness

Near Antonyms clamor, din, noise, racket

Antonyms bustle, commotion, hubbub, hurly-burly, pandemonium, tumult, turmoil, unquietness, unrest, uproar

2

evenness of emotions or temper <a psychotherapist valued for her tranquillity and ability to listen>

Synonyms aplomb, calmness, collectedness, composedness, composure, cool, coolness, countenance, equilibrium, imperturbability, placidity, repose, sangfroid, self-composedness, self-possession, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility), tranquilness

Related Words assurance, confidence, poise, self-assurance, self-assuredness, self-confidence, self-trust; easygoingness, laid-backness; apathy, detachment, impassivity, indifference, insensibility, numbness, phlegm, unconcern

Near Antonyms alarm (also alarum), anxiety, anxiousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, care, concern, disquiet, solicitude, uneasiness, worry; excitability, excitableness, nervousness; disturbance

Antonyms agitation, discomposure, perturbation

3

freedom from disquieting or oppressive thoughts or emotions <a mountain climber who finds inner tranquillity as he looks out from the edge of some lofty precipice>

Synonyms calm, calmness, heartsease, peacefulness, placidity, sereneness, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility)

Related Words content, contentment, ease; comfort, consolation, relief, solace; quiet, quietude, repose

Near Antonyms care, concern, perturbation; strain, stress, tenseness, tension; consternation, desperateness, desperation, discomfort, discomposure, dismay, distraction, distress, disturbance, edginess, jitters, jumpiness, nervousness; fear, fearfulness, torment, upset; doubt, dread, foreboding, incertitude, misgiving, presentiment, suspense, uncertainty

Antonyms agitation, alarm (also alarum), anguish, anxiety, anxiousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, uneasiness, vexation, worry

Variants of TRANQUILLITY

tranquillity or tranquility