tranquil means free from emotional or mental disturbance. It carries an Arena rating of 1559, earned across 9 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, tranquil ranks #82 of 17,113 for Most Elegant Words, #1,095 of 17,123 for Most Malleable Words, #5,048 of 17,120 for Most Beautiful Words, #6,446 of 17,130 for Most Ingenious Words.
tranquil is pronounced /ˈtɹæŋ.kwɪl/.
Why “tranquil” is a great word
Free from disturbance, agitation, or commotion; calm and peaceful. From Middle French tranquille, from Latin tranquillus, from trāns- ("across, beyond") + the root of quiēs ("rest, quiet, peace"). Unlike "serene," which implies a lofty, untroubled clarity of mood, or "placid," which can suggest an unruffled, complacent dullness, tranquil is a general, gracious stillness. It is the unbroken surface of a pond held in the bowl of a valley; the hush of a room emptied of voices where dust motes turn slowly in a single shaft of light; the steady, slow breath of a sleeping animal—a peace not of absence, but of a presence softened into equipoise.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French tranquille, from Latin tranquillus, from trāns- + the root of quiēs (“rest, quiet, peace”), ultimately from *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest”).
adj
- Free from emotional or mental disturbance.e.g.“Some time passed before I felt tranquil even here: I had a vague dread that wild cattle might be near, or that some sportsman or poacher might discover me.”
- Calm; without motion or sound.e.g.“[…]that the streams which did form were clear and tranquil because fed by perennial springs from the underground supply; and that in their tranquil waters extensive peat bogs formed.”
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