tranquility

noun

tran·​quil·​i·​ty tran-ˈkwi-lə-tē 

traŋ-

variants US tranquility or chiefly British tranquillity

: the quality or state of being tranquil

the tranquility of the quiet countryside

Synonyms of tranquility

• restfulness
• serenity
• quietness
• sereneness
• quiet

Examples of tranquility in a Sentence

enjoyed the tranquility of the snow-covered field at dusk

a psychotherapist valued for her tranquility and ability to listen

a mountain climber who finds inner tranquility as he looks out from the edge of some lofty precipice

Recent Examples on the Web

For more than 1,000 years, the towering coastal redwoods at this natural reserve near Guerneville have stood tall, providing shade and tranquility. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026

What Lloyd did with all that violent tranquility had to be seen to be believed. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026

As anxiety punctured the tranquility of the suburb, questions bubbled up on everything from the community’s water and pesticide use to abandoned oil wells underneath. — Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Here, the only things that seem to matter are the rhythm of the sea and absolute tranquility. — Nuno Gonçalo Correia, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tranquility

• ability
• agility
• civility
• debility
• docility
• ductility
• facility
• fertility
• fragility
• futility
• gentility
• hostility