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tranquillity

noun
variants: or tranquility

Synonyms and Antonyms of tranquillity

1 a state of freedom from storm or disturbance

  • enjoyed the tranquillity of the snow-covered field at dusk
Synonyms of tranquillity

calm, calmness, hush, peace, peacefulness, placidity, quiet, quietness, quietude, repose, restfulness, sereneness, serenity, still, stillness
Words Related to tranquillity

lull, pause, respite

silence

mildness, soothingness

comity, concord, harmony

casualness, easygoingness, informality, laid-backness, relaxedness
Near Antonyms of tranquillity

clamor, din, noise, racket
Antonyms of tranquillity

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 of tranquillity

aplomb, calmness, collectedness, composedness, composure, cool, coolness, countenance, equanimity, equilibrium, imperturbability, placidity, repose, sangfroid, self-composedness, self-possession, serenity, tranquilness
Words Related to tranquillity

assurance, confidence, poise, self-assurance, self-assuredness, self-confidence, self-trust

easygoingness, laid-backness

apathy, detachment, impassivity, indifference, insensibility, numbness, phlegm, unconcern
Near Antonyms of tranquillity

alarm (also alarum), anxiety, anxiousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, care, concern, disquiet, solicitude, uneasiness, worry

excitability, excitableness, nervousness

disturbance
Antonyms of tranquillity

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 of tranquillity

calm, calmness, heartsease, peace, peacefulness, placidity, sereneness, serenity
Words Related to tranquillity

content, contentment, ease

comfort, consolation, relief, solace

quiet, quietude, repose
Near Antonyms of tranquillity

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 of tranquillity

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

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  1. Spanish Central: Translation of tranquillity Nglish: Translation of tranquillity for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of tranquillity for Arabic speakers

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