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Meaning of tranquil in English

(Definition of tranquil from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of tranquil from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of tranquil

tranquil
In this tranquil system, boring politics is the price that contented voters pay for reasonably satisfying results.
Second, there are nonlinear adjustment dynamics, which in normal, tranquil periods, are very nearly linear, but in extreme situations may go chaotic.
We thought we were entering the tranquil and neatly ordered abode of reason, but we find ourselves in a factory.
Should the design be warm or cool, dynamic or tranquil, restrained or extravagant, or any of the other meanings that colors can carry?
I have not yet discovered how to let go, or to be content and tranquil.
She is tranquil and accepting as she says goodbye to her beautiful young family.
His relationship with his wife had become relatively tranquil, after a very upsetting period, and he felt happier.
Bellamy, confiding to his notebooks, assured himself that a diffuse and tranquil affection would unite society.
Furthermore, the overall character had to be very tranquil in order to create a concentrated situation in which the objects of the exhibition could be studied.
When light is drawn into it, cool, tranquil space surrounded by a clearly finished architectural element is liberated to become a soft, transparent area transcending materials.
Such enquiries often suffer from a tendency of the countryside to be seen merely as reactive to the urban condition, or alternatively as a tranquil backwater undemanding of serious attention.
The first two phrases are tranquil.
Any wind instruments deployed tend to be fragile flutes rather than forceful brass, and the overall tone is reflective and tranquil rather than blaring and self-important.
Of the latter, single examples ity/tranquil(l)ity/tranquil(l)ize, chapel/lapel, involve the suffixes -able, -er, -es, -fid, -ist, -ity andidyll/idol, rebel (noun)/rebel (verb)/rebellious.
The smuggling is attracting professional criminals to what is otherwise a peaceful and tranquil part of the country.
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Translations of tranquil

in Chinese (Traditional)
安靜的,平靜的, 安寧的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
安静的,平静的, 安宁的…
in Spanish
tranquilo, tranquilo/la [masculine-feminine, singular]…
in Portuguese
tranquilo, tranquilo/-la…
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शांत…
静かな, 落ち着いた, 静(しず)かな…
sessiz, sakin, asude…
tranquille…
tranquil…
kalm…
அமைதியான மற்றும் அமைதியான மற்றும் சத்தம், வன்முறை, கவலை போன்றவை இல்லாமல்.…
शांत और शांतिपूर्ण और बिना शोर, हिंसा, चिंता आदि के…
શાંત, શાંતિપૂર્ણ…
rolig…
lugn, stilla…
tenteram…
ruhig…
rolig, fredelig…
ساکت, خاموش, شانت…
спокійний…
спокойный…
నిశ్చలంగా ప్రశాంతంగా, శబ్దం, హింస…
هادئ…
শান্ত…
klidný…
tenang…
สงบสุข…
yên tĩnh…
spokojny…
고요한…
tranquillo, quieto…
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