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French
Etymology
From Middle French tranquille (15th c.), a borrowing from Latin tranquillis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
tranquille (plural tranquilles)
- calm, quiet, tranquil, still, peaceful, serene
- Synonyms: calme, serein
- Antonym: agité
Derived terms
Further reading
Italian
Adjective
tranquille
- feminine plural of tranquillo
Latin
Etymology
From tranquillus (“quiet, calm, still, tranquil”).
Adverb
tranquillē (comparative tranquillius, superlative tranquillissimē)
- calmly, quietly, tranquilly, serenely
References
- “tranquille”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “tranquille”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- tranquille in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tranquillum. Compare tranquillite.
Pronunciation
Noun
tranquille (uncountable)
- (rare) calmness, tranquility
References