tranquille

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tranquillis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁɑ̃.kil/
  • (file)
  • Homophone: tranquilles
  • Hyphenation: tran‧quille

Adjective

tranquille (plural tranquilles)

  1. calm, quiet, tranquil, still, peaceful, serene

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of calm, quiet): 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

  • IPA(key): /tranˈkwil/

Noun

tranquille (uncountable)

  1. (rare) calmness, tranquility

References

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