tranquillity

== English == === Alternative forms === tranquility === Etymology === From tranquil +‎ -ity, from Middle English tranquillite, from Old French tranquillite, tranquilité, from Latin tranquillitas. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɹæŋˈkwɪl.ɪ.ti/ Hyphenation: tran‧quil‧li‧ty === Noun === tranquillity (usually uncountable, plural tranquillities) The state of being tranquil; peacefulness, the absence of disturbance or stress; serenity; calm. Synonyms: calm, peace, stillth ==== Usage notes ==== The spelling tranquillity is more common in the UK (less common in the US), while tranquility is more common in the US (less common in the UK). ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “tranquillity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “tranquillity”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.