tranquil
- Calm, quiet, and peaceful, without any worry or disturbance.
In a sentence
- The garden was so tranquil on Sunday morning that you could hear the bees buzzing among the flowers.
- After weeks of noisy construction, the neighborhood finally became tranquil again.
Usage note. 'Tranquil' is more formal than 'calm' or 'peaceful,' making it a great word for descriptive writing when you want to set a quiet, soothing scene.
Where it comes from
English tranquil · entered English mid-16th c.
From Latin 'tranquillus,' meaning calm, still, or undisturbed. The Latin word's deeper origins are uncertain, though some scholars suggest a connection with 'trans-' (across) and a root related to rest. The word entered English in the mid-16th century, around the 1500s, through Latin and sometimes via French.