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The Constitution is never tested during times of tranquility; it is during times of tension, turmoil, tragedy, trauma, and terrorism that it is sorely tested.
Mike Honda

Meaning of "tranquility" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TRANQUILITY

tranquility  [træŋˈkwɪlɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRANQUILITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tranquility is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRANQUILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tranquillity

Tranquillity is the quality or state of being tranquil; meaning calmness, serenity, and worry-free. The word tranquillity appears in numerous texts ranging from the religious writings of Buddhism, where the term passaddhi refers to tranquillity of the body, thoughts and consciousness on the path to enlightenment, to an assortment of policy and planning guidance documents, where interpretation of the word is typically linked to engagement with the natural environment.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRANQUILITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
accessibility
əkˌsɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
capability
ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪ
compatibility
kəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
disability
ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
durability
ˌdjʊərəˈbɪlɪtɪ
facility
fəˈsɪlɪtɪ
flexibility
ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
liability
ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
mobility
məʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
nobility
nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
possibility
ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
probability
ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ
reliability
rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
responsibility
rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
stability
stəˈbɪlɪtɪ
tranquillity
træŋˈkwɪlɪtɪ
utility
juːˈtɪlɪtɪ
visibility
ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRANQUILITY

trank
trannie
trannies
tranny
tranquil
tranquilisation
tranquilise
tranquiliser
tranquilization
tranquilizer
tranquilizer dart
tranquillisation
tranquilliser
tranquillity
tranquillization
tranquillize
tranquillizer
tranquillizer dart
tranquilly
tranquilness

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRANQUILITY

accountability
affordability
agility
credibility
feasibility
fertility
functionality
hostility
humility
inability
inevitability
instability
merchantability
profitability
suitability
susceptibility
sustainability
usability
variability
versatility
vulnerability

Synonyms and antonyms of tranquility in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TRANQUILITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tranquility» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of tranquility

Translation of «tranquility» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRANQUILITY

Find out the translation of tranquility to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tranquility from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tranquility» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

安宁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tranquilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

tranquility
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शांति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الهدوء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

спокойствие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tranquilidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রশান্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tranquillité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketenangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ruhe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

静けさ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

평온
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ketenangan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

yên tĩnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அமைதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शांतता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

huzur
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tranquillità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spokój
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спокій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

liniște
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ηρεμία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rustigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ro
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ro
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tranquility

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRANQUILITY»

The term «tranquility» is very widely used and occupies the 20.283 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRANQUILITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tranquility» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tranquility» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tranquility

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10 QUOTES WITH «TRANQUILITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tranquility.
1
Shari Arison
I have recently been able to see the new world - the quiet, the tranquility and the freedom it will bring with it. This is very comforting knowledge for me because I already know that what I envision eventually becomes a reality.
2
Chiranjeevi
Internationally, I love going to Switzerland. I went there many times for shooting and loved the Alps, the tranquility, cleanliness, the greenery and the warmth of the people there.
3
Sam Harris
The fact that one can lose one's sense of self in an ocean of tranquility does not mean that one's consciousness is immaterial or that it presided over the birth of the universe.
4
Bernard Hill
Actually, parts of New Zealand remind me of Suffolk. There's not many flat bits, but just the atmosphere there. There's a kind of a core tranquility about it, a kind of assuredness that this is fairly close to approaching the perfect way to be.
5
Mike Honda
The Constitution is never tested during times of tranquility; it is during times of tension, turmoil, tragedy, trauma, and terrorism that it is sorely tested.
6
Clive James
Even in moments of tranquility, Murray Walker sounds like a man whose trousers are on fire.
7
Thomas Jefferson
It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.
8
Thomas a Kempis
Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise nor blame.
9
Jack Levine
Now painting is different. It's something recollected in tranquility.
10
Michel de Montaigne
Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRANQUILITY»

Discover the use of tranquility in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tranquility and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tranquility
Tranquility is a living seismograph of the internal quakes and ruptures of a mother and son trapped within an Oedipal nightmare amidst the suffocating totalitarian embrace of Communist Hungary.
Attila Bartis, 2009
2
The Sea of Tranquility: A Novel
The Sea of Tranquility is a rich, intense, and brilliantly imagined story about a lonely boy, an emotionally fragile girl, and the mira­cle of second chances.
Katja Millay, 2012
3
The Path to Tranquility: Daily Wisdom
A source of inspiration and solace for every day of the year collects words of wisdom, guidance, and responsibility from a revered religious leader and winner of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize, treating such issues as loneliness, anger, and ...
Dalai Lama, Renuka Singh, 2002
4
City of Heavenly Tranquility: Beijing in the History of China
A tour de force by journalist Becker, this book explores how and why the Chinese buried their history and destroyed one of the world's most fabled cities, virtually extinguishing the culture of one of the greatest and oldest civilizations ...
Jasper Becker, 2008
5
Motorcycle Ride on the Sea of Tranquility
The return of her brother Chuy from Vietnam in 1969 challenges fourteen-year-old Yolanda Sahagun to re-evaluate her world in this coming-of-age story.
Patricia Santana, 2004
6
Tranquility
Relaxing classical music featuring great orchestras, voices, and piano.
Andrews McMeel Publishing Staff, 1997
7
Inner Tranquility: A Guide to Seated Meditation
Using contemporary examples from his own practice and his expertise from more than a decade of teaching various meditation techniques, the author of The Findhorn Book of Meditation provides an overview of seated meditation, explaining how ...
Darren Main, 2010
8
Sea of Tranquility
paints an unnervingly acute portrait of a privileged nation...what Maclachlan puts his finger neatly upon with this funny-until-it-gets-scary play is the trouble that can arise when competing value systems clash in a culture that insists on ...
Howard Korder, 2004
9
Domestic Tranquility: A Brief Against Feminism
With a profound understanding of the quandary of modern women, Carolyn Graglia exposes feminism's totalitarian impulse and its contribution to the "tangle of pathologies" that have left marriage and family life in tatters.
F. Carolyn Graglia, 1998
10
Miss Manners' Guide to Domestic Tranquility: The ...
Refusing to recognize that the harried household cannot meet her standards of propriety--especially since all households are now harried--Miss Manners explains how this is done.
Judith Martin, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRANQUILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tranquility is used in the context of the following news items.
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MIA design studio's naman spa exudes tropical tranquility in vietnam
vietnamese practice MIA design studio has created an oasis of tropical tranquility within the naman retreat in da nang, vietnam. internally and externally, the pure ... «Designboom, Jul 15»
2
Serenity Now: Find tranquility in this verdant Alaska valley
This June 17, 2015 photo shows a dog wandering at the end of a trail at Arctic Valley above a neighborhood in the suburb of Eagle River in the greater ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
3
Peace is not tranquility
Tranquility isn't bad, mind you. We need it. In fact, in a world wrapped up in busyness and anxiety, disciplined tranquility and stillness is essential to the spiritual ... «The Christian Century, Jul 15»
4
Find Your Park: Tranquility and games at Chief Plenty Coups State …
If you're a big history buff or enjoy tranquility, Chief Plenty Coups State Park, located 35 miles south of Billings, might be the park for you. "You can easily spend ... «KTVQ Billings News, Jun 15»
5
SERENITY NOW: When a River Is a Sea of Tranquility
SAINTE-FLAVIE, Quebec — The St. Lawrence River in Quebec is like a pastoral painting along most of its length, wild in so many places, gently settled in others ... «New York Times, May 15»
6
Tranquility Tours refunds New Waterford couple, with interest
Sharon and Brian McDougall paid Tranquility Tours $5,390 last October for a bus tour to Nashville. The company cancelled the tour because there weren't ... «CBC.ca, Apr 15»
7
Avalon Waterways Christens Avalon Tranquility II
Avalon Waterways christened its second river ship in two weeks as Canadian singer and broadcaster Jann Arden named the Avalon Tranquility II in Strasbourg, ... «TravelPulse, Apr 15»
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What it takes to run the biggest space MMO
In a 2013 interview, CCP Chief Technical Officer Halldor Fannar revealed Tranquility featured 3,936GB of RAM and 2,574GHz worth of processing power. To put ... «TechRadar, Mar 15»
9
Woman sued by owner of dog obedience school for posting …
Jennifer Ujimori is being sued by Dog Tranquility in Burke, Virginia, after she took her puppy to obedience class and then wrote negative reviews about it on ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
10
Luxury Cayman Villas Debuts Tranquility Cove: Your Own Private …
Luxury Cayman Villas (LCV) owners Molly and Ken Thomas certainly think so! Director Molly Thomas announced today that their latest flagship villa, Tranquility ... «PR Newswire, Feb 15»

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