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 the sake of domestic tranquility, any government must maintain an incredibly delicate balance, keeping the country's Shiite majority, and its large Sunni and Kurdish minorities, happy. —Omar Abdulkader, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026

Approximately 170 miles north of downtown San Francisco, Fort Bragg is a remote coastal city in California, beloved for its native redwoods, beguiling bluffs and beaches, and overall sense of tranquility. —Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2026

The unraveling of domestic tranquility wherever Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents bring down their jackboots. —David Brooks, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026

But the small-town-like tranquility that runs deep through this city of neighborhoods has been shattered in recent weeks. —Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 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