TRANQUILITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tranquility mean? 

• TRANQUILITY (noun)
  The noun TRANQUILITY has 3 senses:

1. a disposition free from stress or emotion

2. an untroubled state; free from disturbances

3. a state of peace and quiet

  Familiarity information: TRANQUILITY used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRANQUILITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A disposition free from stress or emotion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

placidity; quiet; repose; serenity; tranquility; tranquillity

Hypernyms ("tranquility" is a kind of...):

calm; calmness; composure; equanimity (steadiness of mind under stress)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tranquility"):

ataraxia (peace of mind)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An untroubled state; free from disturbances

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

quiet; tranquility; tranquillity

Hypernyms ("tranquility" is a kind of...):

order (established customary state (especially of society))

Sense 3

Meaning:

A state of peace and quiet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

quietness; quietude; tranquility; tranquillity

Hypernyms ("tranquility" is a kind of...):

calmness (a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tranquility"):

ataraxis; heartsease; peace; peace of mind; peacefulness; repose; serenity (the absence of mental stress or anxiety)

easiness; relaxation (a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry)

Derivation:

tranquil ((of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves)

 Context examples 

But something in the air affected her, and more than once her tranquility was much disturbed, so much so that on one occasion she actually shook poor dear Joanna and told her she was 'a fright'.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

She had no such object for her lingering thoughts to fix on, she left no creature behind, from whom it would give her a moment's regret to be divided for ever, she was pleased to be free herself from the persecution of Lucy's friendship, she was grateful for bringing her sister away unseen by Willoughby since his marriage, and she looked forward with hope to what a few months of tranquility at Barton might do towards restoring Marianne's peace of mind, and confirming her own.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)