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I. (adjective)
Comparative and superlative
Comparative: tranquiler /tranquiller
Superlative: tranquilest /tranquillest
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
Example:
unruffled water
Synonyms:
placid; quiet; smooth; still; tranquil; unruffled
Classified under:
Similar:
calm ((of weather) free from storm or wind)
Derivation:
tranquility; tranquillity (a state of peace and quiet)
tranquillity (an untroubled state; free from disturbances)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not agitated; without losing self-possession
Example:
tranquil life in the country
Synonyms:
calm; serene; tranquil; unagitated
Classified under:
Similar:
composed (serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress)
Context examples:
They had left Aiguillon and the Garonne far to the south, and rode now by the tranquil Lot, which curves blue and placid through a gently rolling country.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
For my part, I was fidgeting in my seat in my impatience, but my uncle’s calm, pale face and large blue eyes were as tranquil and demure as those of the most unconcerned spectator.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Never had the exquisite sight, smell, sensation of nature, tranquil, warm, and brilliant after a storm, been more attractive to her.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
Jo leaned down to kiss the tranquil face, and with that silent kiss, she dedicated herself soul and body to Beth.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
This, spoken in a cool, tranquil tone, was mortifying and baffling enough.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Ah! While we love, while we are true to each other, here in this land of peace and beauty, your native country, we may reap every tranquil blessing—what can disturb our peace?
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
Early in the morning, I sauntered through the dear old tranquil streets, and again mingled with the shadows of the venerable gateways and churches.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Look up to it, and be tranquil if you can.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
She felt it to be so, though she had not foreseen, and could hardly understand it; for he was not pleasant by any common rule: he talked no nonsense; he paid no compliments; his opinions were unbending, his attentions tranquil and simple.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
Mr. Bennet's emotions were much more tranquil on the occasion, and such as he did experience he pronounced to be of a most agreeable sort; for it gratified him, he said, to discover that Charlotte Lucas, whom he had been used to think tolerably sensible, was as foolish as his wife, and more foolish than his daughter!
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
