peaceable Definition
peace·able (pēs′ə bəl)
adjective
- fond of, inclined toward, or promoting peace; not quarrelsome
- at peace; peaceful
Etymology: ME peisible < OFr
peaceable Related Forms
peace′·able·ness noun
peace′·ably adverb
peaceable Synonyms
peaceable
modif.
peaceable Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- re-entry: For example, the Insolvency Act 2000 limits a landlord's right to forfeit a lease by peaceable re-entry.
- kingdom: Many Quakers carried their dream of a ' peaceable kingdom ' to the new world of America.
- fruit: Write us and say what are the ' peaceable fruits of righteousness ' that ' afterward ' appear.
- life: What his head peaceable lives, Do you infant muscles employ such Pistol justice affliction.
- man: A peaceable man does more good than a learned one.
- citizen: The majority of Muslims are peaceable, law-abiding citizens.
Modifying Another Word
very: A good many people got together, whose numbers kept increasing as the meeting proceeded, which was very peaceable and quiet.
Browse dictionary entries near peaceable
- ‹ peace pipe
- ‹ peace officer
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- ‹ peace dividend
- ‹ Peace Corps
- ‹ peace conference
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- ‹ Peabody
- ‹ pea soup
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