peace

Meaning

Noun

1. A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony; absence of violence.
2. A state free of oppressive and unpleasant thoughts and emotions.
3. Death.
4. Harmony in personal relations.
5. A state free of war, in particular war between different countries.

Intj

1. Shut up!, silence!; be quiet, be silent.
2. (slang) Peace out; goodbye.

Verb

1. To make peace; to put at peace; to be at peace.
2. (slang) To peace out.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/piːs/

Etymology

From Middle English pees, pes, pais, borrowed from Anglo-Norman peis and Old French pais (“peace”), from Latin pāx (“peace”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“to fasten, stick, place”), related to Latin pacīscor (“agree, stipulate”), Latin pangō (“fasten, fix”); see pact. Displaced native Old English sibb and friþ.