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Word entry · 8 letters

tranquil

Best crossword clue

"Undisturbed"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈtɹæŋ.kwɪl/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ailnqrtuStarts with TEnds with L2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

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

Word origin

Borrowed from Middle French tranquille, from Latin tranquillus, from trāns- + the root of quiēs (“rest, quiet, peace”), ultimately from *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest”).

Used in a sentence

  • Some time passed before I felt tranquil even here: I had a vague dread that wild cattle might be near, or that some sportsman or poacher might discover me.
  • […]that the streams which did form were clear and tranquil because fed by perennial springs from the underground supply; and that in their tranquil waters extensive peat bogs formed.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Undisturbed8 letters
02Peacefully calm8 letters

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