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tranquille

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French

Etymology

From Middle French tranquille (15th c.), a borrowing from Latin tranquillis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

tranquille (plural tranquilles)

  1. calm, quiet, tranquil, still, peaceful, serene
    Synonyms: calme, serein
    Antonym: agité

Derived terms

Further reading

Italian

Adjective

tranquille

  1. feminine plural of tranquillo

Latin

Etymology

From tranquillus (quiet, calm, still, tranquil).

Adverb

tranquillē (comparative tranquillius, superlative tranquillissimē)

  1. calmly, quietly, tranquilly, serenely

References

  • tranquille”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • tranquille”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • tranquille in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tranquillum. Compare tranquillite.

Pronunciation

Noun

tranquille (uncountable)

  1. (rare) calmness, tranquility

References