KJV Dictionary Definition: tranquil

tranquil

TRAN'QUIL, a. L. tranquillus. Quiet; calm; undisturbed; peaceful; not agitated. The atmosphere is tranquil. The state is tranquil. A tranquil retirement is desirable; but a tranquil mind is essential to happiness.

tranquilize

TRAN'QUILIZE, v.t. To quiet; to allay when agitated; to compose; to make calm and peaceful; as, to tranquilize a state disturbed by factions or civil commotions; to tranquilize the mind.

Religion haunts the imagination of the sinner, instead of tranquilizing his heart.

tranquilized

TRAN'QUILIZED, pp. Quieted; calmed; composed.

tranquilizing

TRAN'QUILIZING, ppr. Quieting; composing.

tranquillity

TRANQUIL'LITY, n. L. tranquillitas. Quietness; a calm state; freedom from disturbance or agitation. We speak of the tranquillity of public affairs, of the state, of the world, the tranquillity of a retired life, the tranquillity of mind proceeding from conscious rectitude.

tranquilness

TRAN'QUILNESS, n. Quietness; peacefulness.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.

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