peaceful
part of speech
adjective (peaceful, more peaceful, most peaceful)
meaning for a pupil
1) Peaceful means calm and quiet, without noise or worry. tree →
2) Peaceful means without war or fighting. tree →
3) A peaceful person or protest does not use violence. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories it describes calm places and moods. In history and citizenship it is used about peaceful protest and peaceful times. In feelings lessons it describes a calm mind. Phrases: «peaceful protest», «a peaceful place», «rest in peace» (euphemism about death: «died peacefully»).
examples
- The garden is peaceful in the morning. tree →
- They held a peaceful protest. tree →
- The country has been peaceful for many years. tree →
- The baby looked peaceful asleep. tree →
- We found a peaceful spot by the lake. tree →
- Be kind and peaceful to others. tree →
- The two villages lived in peaceful friendship. tree →
- The library is a peaceful place to read. tree →
- The shores of the peaceful lake still smile in beauty. tree →
note
Spelling: one «l» at the end: peaceful. Opposite: violent, noisy, warlike. Do not confuse with «peaceable» (liking peace, not quarrelsome).
In the corpora
- A protest is people gathering to show they strongly agree or disagree with something; in free countries peaceful protest is a right.
- Not every enemy becomes a friend; peaceful distance, with no fights and a polite nod, is a fine ending too.
- Suffragists campaigned for votes for women with petitions, meetings and peaceful marches, and Millicent Fawcett led them in Britain.
- In 1797 George Washington stepped down as US president after eight years, a peaceful handover of power.
- Good rules protect people; unfair rules can be changed by fair and peaceful means.
Trees and pragmatics
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