Peace — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state prevailing during the absence of war

harmonious relations; freedom from disputes

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈiːs/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈiːs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈiːs/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈiːs/.

Examples

the roommates lived in peace together
he was arrested for disturbing the peace
peace came on November 11th

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

peacefulness repose heartsease ataraxis public security pacification peace of mind serenity peace treaty

Antonyms

war

Parts of Speech

noun	the state prevailing during the absence of war
noun	harmonious relations; freedom from disputes “the roommates lived in peace together”
noun	the absence of mental stress or anxiety
noun	the general security of public places “he was arrested for disturbing the peace”
noun	a treaty to cease hostilities “peace came on November 11th”

Word Forms

pacify

verb

fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Frieden

der Staat, der während der Abwesenheit des Krieges herrschte

🇫🇷French

paix

l'État qui prévaut en l'absence de guerre

🇪🇸Spanish

paz

El estado que prevalece durante la ausencia de guerra.

🇮🇹Italian

pace

lo stato prevalente in assenza di guerra

🇳🇱Dutch

vrede

de staat die heerste tijdens de afwezigheid van oorlog

🇵🇹Portuguese

paz

o estado prevalecente durante a ausência de guerra

🇷🇺Russian

мир

состояние, существующее во время отсутствия войны

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शांति

युद्ध की अनुपस्थिति के दौरान प्रचलित राज्य

🇧🇩Bengali

শান্তি

যুদ্ধের অনুপস্থিতিতে বিরাজমান রাষ্ট্র

🇮🇳Tamil

அமைதி

போர் இல்லாத காலத்தில் நிலவும் அரசு

🇮🇳Telugu

శాంతి

యుద్ధం లేనప్పుడు ఉన్న రాష్ట్రం

🇮🇳Marathi

शांतता

युद्धाच्या अनुपस्थितीत राज्य प्रचलित

🇮🇳Gujarati

શાંતિ

યુદ્ધની ગેરહાજરી દરમિયાન પ્રવર્તતું રાજ્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಾಂತಿ

ಯುದ್ಧದ ಅನುಪಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಜ್ಯವು ಚಾಲ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമാധാനം

യുദ്ധത്തിൻ്റെ അഭാവത്തിൽ നിലനിന്നിരുന്ന സംസ്ഥാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ

ਯੁੱਧ ਦੀ ਗੈਰ-ਮੌਜੂਦਗੀ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਪ੍ਰਚਲਿਤ ਰਾਜ

🇵🇰Urdu

امن

جنگ کی غیر موجودگی میں ریاست

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

和平

非战争时期的国家

🇯🇵Japanese

平和

戦争がない間に支配されている状態

🇰🇷Korean

평화

전쟁이 없을 때 승리하는 국가

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hòa bình

nhà nước chiếm ưu thế trong thời gian không có chiến tranh

🇹🇭Thai

ความสงบ

รัฐที่มีอำนาจเหนือกว่าในช่วงที่ไม่มีสงคราม

🇮🇩Indonesian

perdamaian

negara yang berlaku selama tidak adanya perang

🇵🇭Filipino

kapayapaan

ang estadong namamayani sa panahon ng kawalan ng digmaan

🇲🇾Malay

kedamaian

negeri yang berlaku semasa ketiadaan perang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سلام

الدولة السائدة في غياب الحرب

🇮🇷Persian

صلح

دولت حاکم در زمان غیاب جنگ

🇹🇷Turkish

barış

savaşın olmadığı dönemde hakim olan devlet

🇮🇱Hebrew

שָׁלוֹם

המדינה השוררת בהעדר מלחמה

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