Peace Definition

pēs
noun
Freedom from war or a stopping of war.
Webster's New World
A treaty or agreement to end war or the threat of war.
Webster's New World
Freedom from public disturbance or disorder; public security; law and order.
Webster's New World
Freedom from disagreement or quarrels; harmony; concord.
Webster's New World
Inner contentment; serenity.
Peace of mind.
American Heritage
interjection
Used as a greeting, a farewell, or a request for silence.
American Heritage
(archaic) Shut up!, silence!; be quiet, be silent.
Wiktionary

(slang) Shortened form of peace out; goodbye.

Wiktionary
verb
To be or become silent or quiet.
Webster's New World

(neologism) To make peace; to put at peace; to be at peace.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Peace

Noun

Singular:
peace
Plural:
peaces

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Origin of Peace

  • From Middle English pece, peas, pees, from Old French pais (“peace"), from Latin pāx (“peace"), from Proto-Indo-European *paḱ- (“to fasten, stick, place"), related to Latin pacÄ«scor (“agree, stipulate"), Latin pangō (“fasten, fix"); see pact. Displaced native Middle English frith, frede (“peace") (from Old English friþ, frÄ“od (“peace")), Middle English sib, sibbe (“peace") (from Old English sibb (“peace, kinship")), Middle English grith (“peace, security") (from Old English griþ and Old Norse grið), Middle English saht, saught (“peace, reconciliation") (from Old English seht, sæht (“peace, pact, agreement")).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English pes from Old French pais, pes from Latin pāx pāc- pax

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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