peaceful
adjectivenouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈpiːsfl̩//
Not at war; not disturbed by strife or turmoil.
adjective
- 1
Not at war; not disturbed by strife or turmoil.
peaceful protest
Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine.[…]One thing that is true, though, is that murder rates have fallen over the centuries, as policing has spread and the routine carrying of weapons has diminished. Modern society may not have done anything about war. But peace is a lot more peaceful.
- 2
Inclined to peace.
- 3
Motionless and calm.
Attractive cottages look out on a scene so peaceful that lapping wavelets, stirred by the breeze, are often the loudest sound to be heard.
Etymology
From Middle English peesful, pesful, paisful, pesefull. By surface analysis, peace + -ful. Displaced native Old English friþsum.
noun
- 1
A non-player character who is not hostile to the player.
You can trade with some of the peacefuls in the town area.
- 2
a Muslim; especially a violent member of a radical Islamist group.
They only have to use a bit of code to name those people; nowadays they call them “peacefuls”. A smirking euphemism is all it takes to sail through Twitter’s filter, and keep the hate-speech flowing.
Etymology
Derived from the derogatory term religion of peace, which is used against Islam itself for its association with violent attacks by Islamic extremists, and alleged support and lack of condemnation against them by certain Muslim communities.
Forms
- plural
- peacefuls
- comparative
- more peaceful, peacefuller, peacefuler
- superlative
- most peaceful, peacefullest, peacefulest
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