| Main Entry: | peaceful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | friendly, serene |
Synonyms: |
all quiet, amicable, at peace, bloodless, calm, collected, composed, constant, easeful, equable, free from strife, gentle, halcyon, harmonious, irenic, level, mellow, neutral, neutralist, nonbelligerent, nonviolent, on friendly terms, on good terms, pacifistic, peace-loving, peaceable, placatory, placid, quiet, restful, smooth, sociable, steady, still, tranquil, undisturbed, unruffled, untroubled, without hostility |
| Notes: | peaceful means 'characterized by peace, in a state of peace or tranquility'; peaceable means 'disposed toward peace, inclined toward peacefulness' |
Antonyms: |
clamorous, disturbed, excited, noisy, turbulent, unfriendly, violent |
| Main Entry: | amicable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | friendly, especially regarding an agreement |
Synonyms: |
accordant, agreeing, amiable, civil, clubby, concordant, cordial, courteous, cozy, empathic, good-humored, harmonious, kind, kindly, like-minded, mellow, neighborly, pacific, peaceable, peaceful, polite, regular, right nice, sociable, square shooting, sympathetic, understanding |
| Notes: | amicable implies being well disposed; amiable is acting well disposed and amiable is commonly applied only to people - though sometimes it is used for occasions, while amicable is not applied to people at all but to human interactions and their outcomes; amiable first meant 'kind' or 'lovely, lovable' and amicable first applied to things and meant 'pleasant, benign' |
Antonyms: |
hostile, unfriendly |
| Main Entry: | clement |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | calm, mild (weather) |
Synonyms: |
balmy, clear, fair, fine, moderate, peaceful, temperate, warm |
Antonyms: |
harsh, severe, violent |
| Main Entry: | collected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | composed, calm |
Synonyms: |
confident, cool, easy, easygoing, levelheaded, nonchalant, peaceful, placid, poised, possessed, quiet, sanguine, self-possessed, serene, still, sure, temperate, together, tranquil, unflappable, unperturbable, unperturbed, unruffled |
Antonyms: |
agitated, disorganized, excited, mixed up, upset, worried |
| Main Entry: | easy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | leisurely, relaxed |
Synonyms: |
at ease, calm, carefree, comfortable, comfy, commodious, composed, content, contented, cozy, cursive, cushy, easeful, effortless, flowing, fluent, forthright, gentle, in clover, languid, light, mild, moderate, peaceful, pleasant, prosperous, quiet, running, satisfied, secure, serene, slow, smooth, snug, soft, spontaneous, substantial, successful, temperate, thriving, tranquil, undemanding, undisturbed, unexacting, unhurried, untroubled, unworried, well-to-do |
Antonyms: |
difficult, exhausting, hard, oppressive, trying, uneasy, unleisurely, unrelaxed |
| Main Entry: | even |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | calm, undisturbed |
Synonyms: |
composed, cool, equable, equanimous, even-tempered, imperturbable, peaceful, placid, serene, stable, steady, tranquil, unexcitable, unruffled, well-balanced |
Antonyms: |
agitated, irregular, troubled |
| Main Entry: | friendly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intimate, companionable |
Synonyms: |
affable, affectionate, amiable, amicable, attached, attentive, auspicious, beneficial, benevolent, benign, buddy-buddy, chummy, civil, close, clubby, comradely, conciliatory, confiding, convivial, cordial, faithful, familiar, favorable, fond, genial, good, helpful, kind, kindly, loving, loyal, neighborly, on good terms, outgoing, peaceable, peaceful, propitious, receptive, sociable, solicitous, sympathetic, tender, thick, welcoming, well-disposed |
Antonyms: |
aloof, antagonistic, cold, cool, incompatible, uncompanionable, unfriendly, unreceptive, unsociable |
| Main Entry: | gentle |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having a mild or kind nature |
Synonyms: |
affable, agreeable, amiable, benign, biddable, bland, compassionate, considerate, cool*, cultivated, disciplined, docile, domesticated, dove-like, easy, genial, humane, kindly, laid back, lenient, manageable, meek, mellow, merciful, moderate, pacific, peaceful, placid, pleasant, pleasing, pliable, quiet, soft, softhearted, sweet-tempered, sympathetic, tame, taught, temperate, tender, tractable, trained, warmhearted |
Antonyms: |
crude, rough, troubled, unkind, violent, wild |
| Main Entry: | gentle |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mild, temperate in effect on senses |
Synonyms: |
balmy, bland, calm, clement, delicate, easy, faint, feeble, gradual, halcyon, hushed, imperceptible, lenient, light, low, low-pitched, low-toned, mellow, mild, moderate, muted, peaceful, placid, quiet, sensitive, serene, slight, slow, smooth, soft, soothing, subdued, tender, tranquil, untroubled |
Antonyms: |
harsh, loud, odorous, putrid, rough, sharp, strong |
| Main Entry: | happy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in high spirits; satisfied |
Synonyms: |
blessed, blest, blissful, blithe, can't complain, captivated, cheerful, chipper, chirpy, content, contented, convivial, delighted, ecstatic, elated, exultant, flying high, gay, glad, gleeful, gratified, intoxicated, jolly, joyful, joyous, jubilant, laughing, light, lively, looking good, merry, mirthful, on cloud nine, overjoyed, peaceful, peppy, perky, playful, pleasant, pleased, sparkling, sunny, thrilled, tickled, tickled pink, up, upbeat, walking on air |
Antonyms: |
depressed, discouraged, dissatisfied, miserable, morose, pained, sad, sorrowful, unhappy |