Peace Definition
- silence
- equanimity
- congeniality
- harmony
- repose
- stillness
- tranquillity
- quiet
- reconcile
- settle
- end hostilities
- appease
- submit to
- conciliate
- obey the law
(slang) Shortened form of peace out; goodbye.
Other Word Forms of Peace
Noun
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Peace
- at peace
- keep
- keep the peace
- peace out
- at peace
- hold one's peace
- keep the peace
- make one's peace with
- make peace
Origin of Peace
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From Middle English pece, peas, pees, from Old French pais (“peace"), from Latin pāx (“peace"), from Proto-Indo-European *paḱ- (“to fasten, stick, place"), related to Latin pacÄ«scor (“agree, stipulate"), Latin pangō (“fasten, fix"); see pact. Displaced native Middle English frith, frede (“peace") (from Old English friþ, frÄ“od (“peace")), Middle English sib, sibbe (“peace") (from Old English sibb (“peace, kinship")), Middle English grith (“peace, security") (from Old English griþ and Old Norse grið), Middle English saht, saught (“peace, reconciliation") (from Old English seht, sæht (“peace, pact, agreement")).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English pes from Old French pais, pes from Latin pāx pāc- pax
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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