PEACE
What does "PEACE" mean?
A state of quiet, freedom from disturbance, war, or conflict.
Meanings
- Freedom from war or the ending of hostilities between nations or groups. After years of fighting, the two countries finally signed a peace.
- A state of inner calm and freedom from anxiety or disturbance. She found peace walking alone in the early morning.
- Public order and freedom from disturbance in a community. The officers were sworn to keep the peace.
Did you know?
- The International Committee of the Red Cross has won the Nobel Peace Prize three separate times - more than any individual person in the prize's history.
Word origin
From Latin 'pax' (peace, treaty), via Old French 'pais' into Middle English; the same root gives 'pacify', 'appease', and 'pact'.
Remember it
PEACE: People Everywhere Are Calm Enough.
A little poem
The guns have gone quiet.
A child sleeps through the whole night-
this is the loud part.
haiku
Wordplay
- I wanted one slice and the whole calm of the world at once. Turns out you can have a piece, or peace, but rarely both at the table.
What it teaches
Peace is not the absence of trouble but the order you keep building anyway, one quiet choice at a time.
Quick facts
What does PEACE mean?
A state of quiet, freedom from disturbance, war, or conflict.
Is PEACE a valid word?
Yes — PEACE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is PEACE?
PEACE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does PEACE come from?
From Latin 'pax' (peace, treaty), via Old French 'pais' into Middle English; the same root gives 'pacify', 'appease', and 'pact'.
What can PEACE teach us?
Peace is not the absence of trouble but the order you keep building anyway, one quiet choice at a time.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.