peace
Synonyms:
(noun) accord, amity, armistice, calm, concord, pact, peacefulness, quiet, rapport, truce.
Related Words:
(noun) cessation, conciliation, friendship, harmony, love, neutrality, order, pacification, pacifism, reconciliation, tranquility, treaty, unanimity, union, unity.
Antonyms:
(noun) insecurity, disturbance, war.
often capital "Peace,"
a treaty marking the end of a war.
Origin:
1125–75; Middle English pes < Old French, variant of pais < Latin pax (stem pāc-); akin to pact. Dictionary 2: C12: from Old French pais, from Latin pāx. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use: Noun: 12th century. Verb: 14th century. History and Etymology: Noun and Verb: Middle English pees, from Anglo-French pes, pees, from Latin pac-, pax; akin to Latin pacisci to agree — more at pact. —Merriam-Webster.
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(noun) accord, amity, armistice, calm, concord, pact, peacefulness, quiet, rapport, truce.
Related Words:
(noun) cessation, conciliation, friendship, harmony, love, neutrality, order, pacification, pacifism, reconciliation, tranquility, treaty, unanimity, union, unity.
Antonyms:
(noun) insecurity, disturbance, war.
often capital "Peace,"
a treaty marking the end of a war.
Origin:
1125–75; Middle English pes < Old French, variant of pais < Latin pax (stem pāc-); akin to pact. Dictionary 2: C12: from Old French pais, from Latin pāx. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use: Noun: 12th century. Verb: 14th century. History and Etymology: Noun and Verb: Middle English pees, from Anglo-French pes, pees, from Latin pac-, pax; akin to Latin pacisci to agree — more at pact. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2