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pacific definition

pa·cific (pə sif′ik)

adjective

  1. making or tending to make peace; appeasing; conciliatory
  2. of a peaceful nature or disposition; not warlike; mild; tranquil; calm

Etymology: Fr pacifique < L pacificus < pacificare, pacify

Also Rarepacifical pa·cif′i·cal

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Pacific definition

Pa·cific (pə sif′ik)

adjective

of, in, on, or near the Pacific Ocean

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pacific Synonyms

Pacific

n.

North Pacific, South Pacific, Central Pacific, South Seas; see ocean.


pacific

modif.

peaceable, peaceful, tranquil, untroubled, smooth, gentle, quiet, still, composed, restful, unruffled, halcyon, appeasing, conciliatory, mild, kindly, placid, serene, easygoing; see also calm 1, 2.

Antonyms quarrelsome*, turbulent*, rough.


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pacific Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • ocean: Cruise discount to hawaii the pacific ocean held in a brother john who.

Modifying Another Word

  • south: Saga rose sails the south pacific however in october.

Used with adjective complement

  • enjoy: Placed in its new mother country, Zoombinis is enjoying again pacific, productive prosperity.
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pacific quotes

That long frontier fromthe Atlantic tothe Pacificoceans, guarded only by neighbourly respect and honourable obligations, is an exampleto everycountryand a pattern for the future of the world.

-Churchill, Lord Randolph Henry Spencer

Then felt I like some watcher of the skies When a new planet swims into his ken; Or like stout Cortez when with eagle eyes He star'd at the Pacificöand all his men Look'd at each other with a wild surmiseö Silent, upon a peak in Darien.

-Keats,John

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