TRANQUILLITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tranquillity mean? 

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

1. an untroubled state; free from disturbances

2. a state of peace and quiet

3. a disposition free from stress or emotion

  Familiarity information: TRANQUILLITY used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRANQUILLITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An untroubled state; free from disturbances

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

quiet; tranquility; tranquillity

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

order (established customary state (especially of society))

Derivation:

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

A state of peace and quiet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

quietness; quietude; tranquility; tranquillity

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

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

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

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)

Sense 3

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 ("tranquillity" is a kind of...):

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

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

ataraxia (peace of mind)

 Context examples 

Be happy, my friend; and if you obey me in this one request, remain satisfied that nothing on earth will have the power to interrupt my tranquillity.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

Edmund could not help noticing their apparently deep tranquillity.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

Although her face was quite bright and happy, there was a tranquillity about it, and about her—a quiet, good, calm spirit—that I never have forgotten; that I shall never forget.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

But not one of these grave reflections troubled the tranquillity of Catherine.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

Miss Bates was out, which accounted for the previous tranquillity.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

With assumed tranquillity he then replied: I have no wish of denying that I did everything in my power to separate my friend from your sister, or that I rejoice in my success.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

She might in time regain tranquillity; but HE, what had he to look forward to?

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

I have hardly had time yet to enjoy a sense of tranquillity, much less to grow impatient under one of loneliness.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

I enjoyed perfect health of body, and tranquillity of mind; I did not feel the treachery or inconstancy of a friend, nor the injuries of a secret or open enemy.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

The rest was all tranquillity; till, just as they were moving, she heard the Admiral say to Mary—We are expecting a brother of Mrs Croft's here soon; I dare say you know him by name.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)