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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
peaceful
adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a peaceful demonstration
▪ Everyone has the right to take part in peaceful demonstrations.
a peaceful existence
▪ The various tribes on the island enjoyed a relatively peaceful existence.
a peaceful protest
▪ Some 5,000 students and others began a peaceful protest.
a peaceful settlement (=without fighting)
▪ Both sides are working towards a peaceful settlement.
a peaceful/political solution (=one that does not involve fighting)
▪ We will continue to work strenuously for a political solution acceptable to all parties.
enjoy a peaceful/quiet etc existence
▪ They enjoy a comfortable existence.
peaceful coexistence
▪ over 50 years of peaceful coexistence
peaceful
▪ We all wish to see a peaceful transition.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
more
▪ Other forms of backstairs succession may be more peaceful but do not indicate much greater governmental stability.
▪ For a more peaceful stroll, retire to the shady streets across the plaza at the foot of the Bridge of Lions.
▪ Inside the cemetery, Maggie couldn't imagine a more peaceful setting.
▪ Everybody wants a more peaceful world.
▪ What could be more peaceful, more harmless?
▪ At a global level, do you Dream of a more peaceful world?
▪ But it was followed by slightly more peaceful methods.
▪ It was more peaceful now she was gone for good, but miserable.
most
▪ They are among the most peaceful Mbuna and you shouldn't have too much trouble with aggression in them.
▪ The United States is the most peaceful, least warlike nation in modern history.
▪ Even the most peaceful place is full of strife, with any weakness among its inhabitants at once exploited.
▪ It is the most peaceful time he and I have spent together in at least two years.
▪ Even the most peaceful fish can act aggressively to newcomers in their territory.
▪ In the year 1900, he said, there were parades and celebrations predicting this would be the most peaceful century.
relatively
▪ Subsequently relations between the Romans and Visigoths improved and the latter were relatively peaceful.
▪ Though scholars once thought it was relatively peaceful, the classic Maya world now is viewed as driven by warfare and rivalry.
▪ During the 1970s, with two power stations in relatively peaceful operation, the Board consolidated its position on the Somerset coast.
▪ The team s only work on the ground is in the relatively peaceful breakaway states of Somaliland and Puntland.
▪ The protest I envisioned for that brief moment was relatively peaceful though, kind of like a pro-abortion march on Washington.
so
▪ Dolphins weave between the stars above us. So peaceful down her, so soothing.
▪ The rural scene was so peaceful and indifferent to my predicament.
▪ The Cam always looks so peaceful, especially so on a winter's day with no punts or rowing boats in sight.
▪ It was so peaceful there, all her trouble left her and she slept.
▪ The city was so peaceful and clean.
▪ For all intents and purposes, the young man had died, yet he looked so peaceful.
▪ It was unyielding as iron, yet he had never felt so peaceful.
▪ It was so peaceful out here in contrast, and so redolent of nature's life.
very
▪ The weekend of protest was very peaceful.
▪ Tehran was very peaceful and not crowded, but has about 10 million people today and it's overcrowded.
▪ She looked very peaceful, like a girl I once saw who had drowned.
▪ She looked very peaceful, and I was quite unafraid, interested to know what had happened.
▪ We're custodians; it's very peaceful.
■ NOUN
coexistence
▪ We can do this by presenting societies whose ideological construction of human nature and behaviour is such as to favour peaceful coexistence.
▪ Nixon contends that we are heading into a period of peaceful coexistence in the world.
▪ Rational persuasion is thus the foundation of peaceful coexistence.
▪ That is the logic of peaceful coexistence, that is the historical logic of Stalinism. 8.
demonstration
▪ No one had expected anything more than a passing peaceful demonstration.
▪ One proposed change would return to the police the power to ban peaceful demonstrations, while another would sharply limit privacy rights.
▪ As many as 400,000 people participated in a peaceful demonstration in Srinagar on Feb. 23.
▪ Since December 1989 peaceful demonstrations have taken place in the capital, Ulan Bator, in support of political and economic reforms.
▪ Thousands of fans up and down the country plan one minute's peaceful demonstration to coincide with weekend kickoffs.
demonstrator
▪ This has caused some concern as peaceful demonstrators may be prevented from marching because of the threat posed by a potentially disruptive counter-demonstration.
▪ The violence against peaceful demonstrators by police was downplayed, while violence against police was played up.
future
▪ There is neither a biblical past to escape to nor a peaceful future to anticipate.
life
▪ He wanted a more solitary, peaceful life.
▪ And that no one sharing the peaceful life of the Domaine Ardente loved me as much as she did.
▪ For he had had a peaceful life of it with Yanek, up on the mountain.
▪ He and the princess lived a long and peaceful life, and Maddin ruled the kingdom after the sultan died.
▪ The conservative teacher who is looking only for a reasonable salary and a peaceful life.
▪ Melville remained, and, in many respects, admired the simple and peaceful life of the natives.
▪ She believed privacy to be a key requisite for a peaceful life.
means
▪ We must redistribute power in this country by peaceful means.
▪ Second, unification shall be achieved through peaceful means, and not through use of force against one another.
▪ But some important political changes, as I suggested, have also been achieved by peaceful means.
place
▪ Be conscious of the fact that this is a tranquil and a peaceful place and that it belongs to you.
▪ Admittedly, Huaiwiri was a peaceful place, which may reflect the exceptional power of women there.
▪ Even the most peaceful place is full of strife, with any weakness among its inhabitants at once exploited.
▪ I went there one spring evening with my diary under my arm, looking for a peaceful place to write.
▪ A silent, peaceful place but he had a premonition of something terrible.
▪ Or imagine yourself in a peaceful place.
protest
▪ They were just having a peaceful protest, sitting there and linking arms: no threats or fear of violence.
▪ It was an impassioned, largely peaceful protest.
▪ This would include many forms of peaceful protest, including sit-ins, certain public meetings, and even some pickets.
▪ And there was in practice a very thin line between peaceful protest and the other variety.
▪ Accordingly, the constitutions of many states contain guarantees of the right of peaceful protest.
▪ They were arrested on 5 October while staging a peaceful protest to highlight repression in Bophuthatswana.
▪ University students have so far heeded the call, staging peaceful protests nationwide.
purpose
▪ For some time the weapons states have maintained that the peaceful trade in peaceful atoms has been for purely peaceful purposes.
▪ But if it has that civil capability it is all too easy to turn it to less than peaceful purposes.
resolution
▪ Even the peaceful resolution of the crisis at the end of February did not negate these objectives.
▪ Together, Minnig and Cipriani carry the hopes for a peaceful resolution of the hostage crisis here.
revolution
▪ To such scenes his narrator is introduced by the shopkeeper Gedali, believer in a peaceful Revolution.
settlement
▪ The treaty guaranteed the peaceful settlement of disputes between the two countries.
▪ They helped negotiate peaceful settlements to several independence wars.
▪ Trying to checkmate a protagonist into immobility-or nonexistence-will not promote a peaceful settlement.
▪ The press increased its din and accused all who favored a peaceful settlement of being traitors to the nation.
▪ This was hailed as historic at the time - as a giant contribution towards a peaceful settlement of the Middle East.
▪ The Old Testament abounds in accounts of peaceful settlements overwhelmed, ravished, and utterly destroyed.
society
▪ We pass laws in a bid to create a peaceful society.
▪ Archaeological remains from these villages suggest surprisingly peaceful societies.
solution
▪ But people like Shakiri do not believe there can be a peaceful solution to the crisis.
▪ There are peaceful solutions to accommodating both smokers and nonsmokers.
▪ A peaceful solution is far from assured, however.
▪ That is not going to help to bring about a just and peaceful solution to the problem.
▪ Without a regional focus, inclusive of all ethnic groups, there is little chance for a peaceful solution.
transition
▪ The peaceful transition to democracy depends mainly on the military regime.
▪ That is the way to achieve a peaceful transition.
▪ We all wish to see a peaceful transition.
use
▪ Towards this end, agreements were signed on fishing, trade, environmental protection and the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
▪ Funds long used for defense and aggression are at last freed for peaceful uses.
▪ There are few peaceful uses for plutonium.
▪ Objective: Promotion of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
way
▪ Age-old enemies have accepted that compromise is the only peaceful way forward.
▪ Elections are invaluable, however, for providing the people with a peaceful way of throwing politicians out of office.
world
▪ At a global level, do you Dream of a more peaceful world?
▪ What a peaceful world it would be if religion could be banished completely.
▪ Democracy and trade are the pillars of a peaceful world.
▪ Everybody wants a more peaceful world.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ a peaceful solution to the troubles in the region
▪ a peaceful transition from military to civilian rule
▪ After a career as a journalist, she was looking forward to a happy and peaceful retirement.
▪ It's peaceful out there in the woods.
▪ It's so nice and peaceful here.
▪ Langcliffe is a peaceful little village.
▪ On May 13th, there was a peaceful demonstration of students calling for the resignation of the military regime.
▪ The revolution turned out to be less peaceful than we had hoped.
▪ There was a relatively peaceful transfer of power from the military government to the new democracy.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A peaceful lunch, some bread and cheese - or should he perhaps tidy the lounge first?
▪ A blackbird was singing and it was very quiet and peaceful in the Park.
▪ An artfully designed stained-glass hummingbird seems a fitting object to remind us of our stay in this peaceful, bird-rich town.
▪ Aye, peaceful, thought Guy.
▪ His careful hands and peaceful face told me he liked doing what he was doing.
▪ I wish you and your families a peaceful and prosperous New Year.
▪ The Old Testament abounds in accounts of peaceful settlements overwhelmed, ravished, and utterly destroyed.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Peaceful

Peaceful \Peace"ful\, a.

  1. Possessing or enjoying peace; not disturbed by war, tumult, agitation, anxiety, or commotion; quiet; tranquil; as, a peaceful time; a peaceful country; a peaceful end.

  2. Not disposed or tending to war, tumult or agitation; pacific; mild; calm; peaceable; as, peaceful words.

    Syn: See Peaceable. [1913 Webster]
    -- Peace"ful*ly, adv.. -- Peace"ful*ness, n.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
peaceful

early 14c., "inclined to peace, friendly, pacific," from peace + -ful. Meaning "tranquil, calm, full of peace" is from mid-14c. In reference to nonviolent methods of effecting social change, it is attested from 1876. Related: Peacefully; peacefulness. Peaceful coexistence (1920) originally was in regard to Soviet policy toward the capitalist West.

Wiktionary
peaceful

a. Not at war or disturbed by strife or turmoil.

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WordNet
peaceful

  1. adj. not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep" [ant: unpeaceful]

  2. peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance" [syn: passive]

  3. (of groups) not violent or disorderly; "the right of peaceful assembly" [syn: law-abiding]

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Wikipedia
Peaceful (song)

"Peaceful" is a song written by Kenny Rankin, and recorded by several artists. It is best known in the hit singles for Georgie Fame (1969) and Helen Reddy (1973).

Introduced by Rankin on his 1967 debut album Mind Dusters on Mercury Records, "Peaceful" was recorded by Bobbie Gentry for her 1968 album Local Gentry on Capitol Records. A 1969 single recording by Georgie Fame - produced by Mike Smith and arranged/conducted by Keith Mansfield for CBS - reached #16 in UK that summer. Fame's version of "Peaceful" had a concurrent single release in the US by Epic Records, prompting Mercury to issue Rankin's original track as a single, but neither single charted. "Peaceful" was also recorded in 1969 by The Friends of Distinction for their Grazin' album on RCA.

Rankin re-recorded the song in 1972, in a new arrangement for his album Like a Seed, his Atlantic Records debut and first chart appearance. That same year Helen Reddy recorded "Peaceful" for her 1972 I Am Woman album. Issued as the follow-up to the #1 hit " I Am Woman" in February 1973 and rising as high as #3 in St. Louis and #2 in Chicago ( WCFL), Reddy's version of "Peaceful" peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 that May. "Peaceful" also became Reddy's second consecutive #2 Easy Listening hit: the follow-up "Delta Dawn" would be Reddy's first Easy Listening #1 (the first of six consecutive and eight overall). In Canada, "Peaceful" spent two weeks at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

In September 1996 Rhino issued a retrospective Kenny Rankin album with "Peaceful" as the title cut, the full title being Peaceful: The Best of Kenny Rankin.

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Usage examples of "peaceful".

Kennedy was president, America was not yet at war, and Belmont, Massachusetts, where he and his wife had moved ten years earlier, was arguably the epitome of all that was safe and peaceful in the world.

We had not the slightest intention of attacking Japan, and had no wish to see her other than prosperous and peaceful, and I said what a pity it would be if at this stage, when she already had China on her hands, she got into a war with Great Britain and the United States.

Liam came to his feet to tell them the truth of it, but Axel had already stepped out, one hand raised in a peaceful gesture.

Unlike the Biter, way down the river, she looked very peaceful lying there.

All looked as secure and peaceful as in days of yore, when we hunted the stag in the forest, or flushed a bittern in the mere of Pendyke.

Then I hid the Great Secret in a deep niche at the back of my cave, rolled the bowlder before my front door, and with bow, arrows, sword, and shield scrambled down into the peaceful valley.

Their fully carpeted parlor was suited with a brand-new matching satin brocatelle settee and parlor chairs, their curtains were black Chantilly lace, and their walls were covered with paintings of peaceful wooded and mountain landscapes.

He had budded into a happy family, spent his childhood in a friendly and peaceful society, lapped in the warmth of a general approval, a society filled with immutable hierarchies that tucked every hatchling and every budling into a niche it would never quite break out of no matter what it did or felt, but also a society that accepted it without reservations, that cherished it and tolerated its rebellions, its idiosyncrasies.

In dealing with the wild equestrian tribes of the Gran Chaco, the system of the Jesuits was not so likely to achieve success as amongst the peaceful Guaranis.

Even when Citrine was at her most peaceful there was a brooding cynicism in her blue-eyed gaze that should not reside in a child so young.

This thought made me feel a peaceful calm which I could only enjoy in silence.

I gave our guide a doubloon, with which he was well pleased, and I enjoyed once more a peaceful night in a French bed, for nowhere will you find such soft beds or such delicious wines as in the good land of France.

I wanted to get up and go, away from Dunster and this absurdly peaceful garden with two great guns mounted over it.

Few favored an outright duumvirate of twins, but several groups called for joint rule by annual alternation, citing various actual and mythical precedents, as a peaceful resolution of the question.

I pulled the duvet away from his face peaceful, sleeping, a small boy sleeping but there was a smell rising from him, unpleasantly sweet.