peaceful Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
    peaceable.
    • a peaceful nation
    • peaceful times
    • a far from peaceful Christmas
    • peaceful sleep
  2. adjective satellite peacefully resistant in response to injustice
    passive.
    • passive resistance

WordNet

Peace"ful adjective
Definitions
  1. Possessing or enjoying peace; not disturbed by war, tumult, agitation, anxiety, or commotion; quiet; tranquil; as, a peaceful time; a peaceful country; a peaceful end.
  2. Not disposed or tending to war, tumult or agitation; pacific; mild; calm; peaceable; as, peaceful words. Syn. -- See Peaceable. --Peace"ful*ly, adv.. -- Peace"ful*ness, n.

Webster 1913