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# tranquillity

noun (tranquillity — uncountable); US spelling tranquility

«tranquillity» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Tranquillity is a calm, quiet, peaceful state, with no noise, hurry or worry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tranquillity/#m1)
2. Tranquillity can also mean a calm feeling inside a person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tranquillity/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in descriptive writing to paint peaceful places: a lake at dawn, a garden, a library. It tells the reader the mood is calm and safe, often before something disturbs it. Phrases: «peace and tranquillity», «a sense of tranquillity», «the tranquillity of the countryside». The Moon has a «Sea of Tranquillity», where the first people landed in 1969.

### Examples

- We enjoyed the tranquillity of the lake at sunrise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tranquillity/#x1)
- The library is a place of peace and tranquillity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tranquillity/#x2)
- A dog's bark broke the tranquillity of the night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tranquillity/#x3)
- Grandma loves the tranquillity of her garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tranquillity/#x4)
- The astronauts landed on the Sea of Tranquillity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tranquillity/#x5)
- After the busy fair, the tranquillity of home felt lovely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tranquillity/#x6)
- Breathing slowly can give you a sense of tranquillity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tranquillity/#x7)
- After two years, when they were all beginning to get used to their new life, something happened to disturb their tranquillity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tranquillity/#x8)

### Note

Uncountable. UK, Australia, NZ and Ireland spell it with double l: «tranquillity»; the US often writes «tranquility». The adjective is «tranquil». A formal, literary word; in everyday talk people say «peace and quiet».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tranquillity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tranquillity/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tranquillity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tranquillity.html) on Mova free.