tranquility
/tɹæŋˈkwɪlɪti/trang-KWIH-lih-tee
/tɹæŋˈkwɪlɪti/trang-KWIH-lih-tee
Meaningthe state or quality of being calm
Common meaning: the quality of being tranquil
- tranquilcalm, stillLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1887 · scan
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
Journey through time
- Latintranquillus, -a, -um‘calm, still’
- Middle Englishtranquilliteesource
- Englishtranquil‘calm’
- Englishformed in English from tranquiltranquility‘the quality of being tranquil’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the state or quality of being calm. It can be inferred from any of: tranquil.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from tranquil + -ity (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- tranquillus, -a, -um Latin “calm, still”
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