pacific

[puh-sif-ik] /pəˈsɪf ɪk/
adjective
1.
tending to make or preserve peace; conciliatory:
pacific overtures.
2.
not warlike; peaceable; mild:
a pacific disposition.
3.
at peace; peaceful:
a pacific era in history.
4.
calm; tranquil:
The Wabash is a pacific river.
5.
(initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the Pacific Ocean.
6.
(initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the region bordering on the Pacific Ocean:
the Pacific states.
noun, (initial capital letter)
7.
Pacific Ocean.
8.
a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, six driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck.
Origin
1540-50; < Latin pācificus literally, peacemaking, equivalent to pāci- (combining form of pāx) peace + -ficus -fic
Related forms
nonpacific, adjective
unpacific, adjective
Examples from the web for pacific
  • The merged company retains the name southern pacific for all railroad operations.
  • The words southern pacific were borne in a large serif font in white.
  • For a complete list, see list of preserved southern pacific railroad rolling stock.
  • Out of a converted closet in their pacific heights apartment in san francisco.
  • The pacific northwest region of the usa has many uses of the word.
  • Several species are known as pansies, including the yellow pansy of the pacific coasts.
  • The pacific northwest and the northeast both have many excellent sites as well.
  • In the pacific basin a history of its geographical exploration.
  • A boysenberry is a cross between a raspberry, and the pacific blackberry.
  • Breadfruit was widely and diversely used among pacific islanders.
British Dictionary definitions for pacific

pacific

/pəˈsɪfɪk/
adjective
1.
tending or conducive to peace; conciliatory
2.
not aggressive; opposed to the use of force
3.
free from conflict; peaceful
Derived Forms
pacifically, adverb
Word Origin
C16: from Old French pacifique, from Latin pācificus, from pāx peace + facere to make

Pacific

/pəˈsɪfɪk/
noun
1.
the Pacific, short for Pacific Ocean
adjective
2.
of or relating to the Pacific Ocean or its islands
Word Origin and History for pacific
adj.

1540s, "tending to make peace," from Middle French pacifique, from Latin pacificus "peaceful, peace-making," from pax (genitive pacis) "peace" (see peace) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Meaning "peaceful, calm" is first recorded 1630s. Related: Pacifical (mid-15c.); pacifically.