tranquility
Variant of tranquillity
tranquillity
Definition
tran·quil·lity or tranquility tran·quil′·ity (traŋ kwil′ə tē, tran-)
noun
the quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; serenity
tranquility
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- countryside: For students who like to mix the buzz of city life with the tranquility of the countryside, there really is nowhere better.
- realm: I am often accused of being old-fashioned so let me use an old-fashioned phrase: the peace and tranquility of the realm.
- setting: The tranquility of the setting persuaded the expedition leader to take a ritual swim in its icy waters.
- mind: Yet there's a certain tranquility of mind within that estate.
- garden: The tranquility of the garden is extended with woodland walks through naturalized wild flowers.
- village: The rear garden is ideal for sitting out and enjoying the peace and tranquility of this sleepy village.
Converse of object
- disturb: It is only the sound of these birds singing that permeates the air, nothing else disturbs the tranquility.
- enjoy: Enjoy complete tranquility with birds singing in hedgerows of wild flowers.
- restore: Reinforcements of troops at length arrived, who, charging the rioters and cutting down all who resisted, at length restored tranquility.
- combine: Peace and tranquility combined with dramatic panoramic views to the Cairngorms National Park mountains awaits you at our self catering cottages.
- discover: Or discover the tranquility of Lake Gardens, where you can tour the Bird Park or Orchid Garden.
- seek: The beach beyond the boat shelters has beautiful clear water but is too near the main road for anyone seeking total tranquility.
Adjective modifier
- rural: The mood of rural tranquility is reflected in the delightful country pine furniture.
- peaceful: Here you can relax in the peaceful tranquility of the Eagles Palace Hotel or soak up the sun on the long sandy beach.
- relative: We have left the post-modern suburban utopia of Milton Keynes for the relative country tranquility of Buckingham town.
- domestic: Is there a man of peace who does not feel his domestic tranquility to have been secured?
- total: We stood in silence for a few moments absorbing the total tranquility of the place then moved back into the crypt again.
- complete: Enjoy complete tranquility with birds singing in hedgerows of wild flowers.
Modifies a noun
- zone: Every month all the members of the community leaflet the village, giving out 360 leaflets inviting residents to a tranquility zone.
Preposition: in
- heart: Enter through the stately door and into an oasis of country tranquility in the heart of cosmopolitan Dublin.
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