peaceable

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

peace·able BrE [ˈpiːsəbl] NAmE [ˈpiːsəbl] adjective
1. not involving or causing argument or violence
Syn: ↑peaceful
•A peaceable settlement has been reached.
2. not liking to argue; wishing to live in peace with others
Syn: ↑peaceful, Syn: ↑calm
•a peaceable character
•I like to think of myself as a peaceable man.
•They sat in peaceable silence. (= they were not arguing).
Derived Word: ↑peaceably

Word Origin:
[peaceable peaceably] Middle English: from Old French peisible, alteration of plaisible, from late Latin placibilis ‘pleasing’, from Latin placere ‘to please’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pacific, peaceful, peace-loving