peace
11peace — (n.) mid 12c., freedom from civil disorder, from Anglo Norm. pes, from O.Fr. pais (11c., Mod.Fr. paix), from L. pacem (nom. pax) treaty of peace, tranquility, absence of war (Cf. Prov. patz, Sp. paz, It. pace), from PIE *pak fasten, related to… …
12Peace — Peace, v. t. & i. To make or become quiet; to be silent; to stop. [R.] Peace your tattlings. Shak. [1913 Webster] When the thunder would not peace at my bidding. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
13Peace — [pēs] [after Peace Point, where Cree & Beaver Indians made a peace pact] river in W Canada, flowing from N British Columbia east & northeast into the Slave River in NE Alberta: 945 mi (1,521 km) …
14peace — [n1] harmony, agreement accord, amity, armistice, cessation, conciliation, concord, friendship, love, neutrality, order, pacification, pacifism, reconciliation, treaty, truce, unanimity, union, unity; concepts 388,691 Ant. disagreement,… …
15Peace — [ Gari Melchers, Mural of Peace, 1896.] Peace, in the modern usage, is a concept defined by the ideal state of relationship as absence of hostility, at the international level, that of a war. Derived from the Anglo Norman pas c.1140, and meaning… …
16peace — [[t]pi͟ːs[/t]] ♦ 1) N UNCOUNT: usu N n If countries or groups involved in a war or violent conflict are discussing peace, they are talking to each other in order to try to end the conflict. The agreement was reached during peace talks sponsored… …
17peace — noun 1 not war ADJECTIVE ▪ durable, lasting, permanent ▪ fragile, uneasy ▪ negotiated ▪ A negotiated peace would be preferable to a p …
18peace — /pi:s/ noun 1 NO WAR a) (U) a situation in which there is no war between countries or in a country: world peace: a dangerous situation that threatens world peace | peace agreement/treaty etc: the Geneva peace talks | be at peace with: Germany has …
19peace */*/*/ — UK [piːs] / US [pɪs] noun 1) [uncountable] a situation in which there is no war between countries or groups peace in: For many years the agreement maintained peace in Europe. peace between: The Camp David agreement brought peace between Israel… …
20peace — peaceless, adj. peacelessness, n. peacelike, adj. /pees/, n., interj., v., peaced, peacing. n. 1. the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world. 2. (often cap.) an agreement or treaty between warring or antagonistic …
