The most peaceable tribes of today were often ravagers of yesteryear and will probably again produce soldiers and murderers in the future.
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Peaceable
Synonyms for "peaceable" (168 found)
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Adjective(16 words)
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molderingneighborlikeneighborlynonaggressivenoncombatantnonmilitantnonviolentorderlypacificatorypacifistpacifisticpastoralpeace lovingpeace-lovingpeacetimepipingpleasantprudentquiescentreposeful
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31 translations across 14 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- мирен adj (characterized by peace — see also peaceful)
- миролюбив adj (in favour of peace — see also peaceful)
Catalan
1 entries- pacifista adj (in favour of peace — see also peaceful)
Czech
1 entries- mírumilovný adj (characterized by peace — see also peaceful)
Danish
3 entries- fredelig adj (in favour of peace — see also peaceful)
- fredelig adj (characterized by peace — see also peaceful)
- fredsommelig adj (in favour of peace — see also peaceful)
Dutch
2 entries- vredelievend adj (in favour of peace — see also peaceful)
- vredig adj (characterized by peace — see also peaceful)
Finnish
3 entries- rauhaarakastava adj (in favour of peace — see also peaceful)
- rauhallinen adj (characterized by peace — see also peaceful)
- rauhantahtoinen adj (in favour of peace — see also peaceful)
German
1 entries- friedliebend adj (in favour of peace — see also peaceful)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 adj (characterized by peace — see also peaceful)
Macedonian
3 entries- ми́рен adj (characterized by peace — see also peaceful)
- миро́љубив adj (in favour of peace — see also peaceful)
- спо́коен adj (characterized by peace — see also peaceful)
Norwegian
3 entries- fredsommelig adj (in favour of peace — see also peaceful)
- fredsommelig adj (characterized by peace — see also peaceful)
- fredsæl adj (in favour of peace — see also peaceful)
Polish
1 entries- bezkonfliktowy adj (in favour of peace — see also peaceful)
Russian
4 entries- безмятежный adj (characterized by peace — see also peaceful)
- ми́рный adj (in favour of peace — see also peaceful)
- ми́рный adj (characterized by peace — see also peaceful)
- миролюбивый adj (in favour of peace — see also peaceful)
Spanish
3 entries- apacible adj (characterized by peace — see also peaceful)
- pacifista adj (in favour of peace — see also peaceful)
- pacífico adj (characterized by peace — see also peaceful)
Swedish
1 entries- fredsälskande adj (in favour of peace — see also peaceful)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
But relating to the nature of the act, I say to you: our king was neither good, nor just, nor merciful, nor devout, nor godly, nor peaceable, but an enemy who has been such for ten years, nor was he a father of his country, but a destroyer of it.
Source: tatoeba (7366720)
And going into the gate of the city, they spoke to the people: These men are peaceable, and are willing to dwell with us: let them trade in the land, and till it, which being large and wide wanteth men to till it: we shall take their daughters for wives, and we will give them ours.
Source: tatoeba (7857185)
We are all the sons of one man: we are come as peaceable men, neither do thy servants go about any evil.
Source: tatoeba (7886040)
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