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tranquil (adj.)

mid-15c., a back-formation from tranquility or else from Latin tranquillus "quiet, calm, still." Related: Tranquilly.

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tranquility (n.)
also tranquillity, late 14c., from Old French tranquilite "peace, happiness" (12c.), from Latin tranquillitatem (nominative tranquillitas) "quietness, stillness; serenity," from tranquillus "quiet, calm, still," perhaps from trans- "over" (here perhaps in its intensive sense of "exceedingly") and an adjective from PIE root *kweie- "be quiet," but de Vaan finds this "semantically vague" and phonetically disputable.
tranquilize (v.)
1620s, from tranquil + -ize. Related: Tranquilized; tranquilizing; tranquilization.

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Definitions of tranquil from WordNet

tranquil (adj.)
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves;
a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky
Synonyms: placid / quiet / still / smooth / unruffled
tranquil (adj.)
not agitated; without losing self-possession;
she became more tranquil
tranquil life in the country
Synonyms: calm / unagitated / serene
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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