peaceable

[pee-suh-buh l] /ˈpi sə bəl/

adjective

inclined or disposed to avoid strife or dissension; not argumentative or hostile:

a peaceable person; a peaceable disposition.

peaceful; tranquil:

in peaceable periods; a peaceable adjustment of a dispute.

Origin

1300-50; Middle English pesible < Middle French paisible. See peace, -able

Related forms

peaceableness, noun

peaceably, adverb

unpeaceable, adjective

unpeaceably, adverb

Can be confused

peaceable, peaceful (see synonym study at peaceful)

Synonyms

1. amicable, friendly, amiable.

Antonyms

1. quarrelsome, hostile.

Examples from the web for peaceable

But if you want a peaceable kingdom without endless rumblings and mutinous plots, you've planted some toxic weeds in your garden.
As the two-week meeting unfolded, however, conflict kept disrupting this peaceable kingdom.
But one can't go the other way and say that this means that they will likely be peaceable, either.
The residents of this peaceable kingdom were not people--they were birds, of a species called the white-fronted bee-eater.
Nina, brought up to be so peaceable, wondered if this was normal life.
And trade, so often presented to us as naturally peaceable, was armed to the teeth.
Presumably, the other half of the human population is already sufficiently peaceable.
Both these brothers were religious, and their reigns peaceable.
Indeed, it would seem that violence is becoming the order of the day in this once peaceable community.
Yet countries do escape poverty, and do not always grow more peaceable in the process.

British Dictionary definitions for peaceable

/ˈpiːsəbəl/

adjective

inclined towards peace

tranquil; calm

Derived Forms

peaceableness, noun
peaceably, adverb

Word Origin and History for peaceable

adj.

early 14c., from Old French paisible "peaceful" (12c.), from pais (see peace). Related: Peacably.