peaceable
adjective/ˈpiːsəbl/
/ˈpiːsəbl/
(formal or literary)- not involving or causing argument or violence synonym peaceful
- A peaceable settlement has been reached.
- not liking to argue; wishing to live in peace with others synonym peaceful, calm
- a peaceable character
- I like to think of myself as a peaceable man.
- They sat in peaceable silence. (= they were not arguing).
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French peisible, alteration of plaisible, from late Latin placibilis ‘pleasing’, from Latin placere ‘to please’.
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