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PEACEFULNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The absence of mental stress or anxiety
Synonyms:
ataraxis; heartsease; peace; peace of mind; peacefulness; repose; serenity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("peacefulness" is a kind of...):
quietness; quietude; tranquility; tranquillity (a state of peace and quiet)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A state that is calm and tranquil
Synonyms:
peaceableness; peacefulness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("peacefulness" is a kind of...):
amity (a state of friendship and cordiality)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "peacefulness"):
mollification (a state of being appeased or ameliorated or tempered)
Derivation:
peaceful (peacefully resistant in response to injustice)
