peace

Pronunciation: /ˈpiːs/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the state prevailing during the absence of war
  2. noun harmonious relations; freedom from disputes
  3. noun the absence of mental stress or anxiety

Etymology

From Middle English pees, pes, pais, borrowed from Anglo-Norman peis and Old French pais (“peace”), from Latin pāx (“peace”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“to fasten, stick, place”), related to Latin pacīscor (“agree, stipulate”), Latin pangō (“fasten, fix”); see pact. Doublet of pax. Displaced native Old English sibb and broadly ousted friþ (modern frith).

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
order
Narrower (hyponyms)
collective security, amity, pax romana, armistice, conciliation
Opposite (antonyms)
war

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