Antonyms for tranquility


Grammar : Noun
Spell : trang-kwil-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : træŋˈkwɪl ɪ ti


Definition of tranquility

Origin :
  • also tranquillity, late 14c., from Old French tranquilite (12c.), from Latin tranquillitatem (nominative tranquillitas) "tranquilness," from tranquillus "tranquil," perhaps from trans- "over" (here in its intensive sense of "exceedingly") + a root related to quies "rest" (see quiet (n.)).
  • noun peace, quiet
Example sentences :
  • He did belong to somebody, after all; and Stineli's words had restored his tranquility.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • When he spoke all was tranquility of attention, and every mouth was open to applaud.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • Guadaloupe, however, was not at once reduced to a state of tranquility.
  • Extract from : « The History of the First West India Regiment » by A. B. Ellis
  • The return of tranquility after so much of tumult was startling.
  • Extract from : « The Pirates of Ersatz » by Murray Leinster
  • Their fears vanished and tranquility returned to their countenances.
  • Extract from : « Early Western Travels 1748-1846 » by Various
  • The peace and tranquility that innocence imparts to me will more than over-balance that.
  • Extract from : « The Deacon » by Horace C. Dale
  • He spent the night in tranquility, and expired in the morning.
  • Extract from : « Thomas Paine, The Apostle of Liberty » by John E. Remsburg
  • The council has also charge of the interior police and tranquility of the village.
  • Extract from : « Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XX » by Various
  • Tranquility returned, and it was the only violent emotion that mastered me.
  • Extract from : « Some Noble Sisters » by Edmund Lee
  • He saw that she created at that Hempstead place an atmosphere of rest, of tranquility.
  • Extract from : « The Grain Of Dust » by David Graham Phillips

Synonyms for tranquility

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