Answer:
peace
noun
\ ˈpēs \
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
1: a state of tranquility or quiet: such as
a: freedom from civil disturbance
//Peace and order were finally restored in the town.
b: a state of security or order within a community provided for by law or custom
//a breach of the peace
2: freedom from disquieting or oppressive thoughts or emotions
//I have been in perfect peace and contentment
— J. H. Newman
3: harmony in personal relations
//The sisters are at peace with each other.
4a: a state or period of mutual concord between governments
//There was a peace of 50 years before war broke out again.
b: a pact or agreement to end hostilities between those who have been at war or in a state of enmity
//offered the possibility of a negotiated peace
— New York Times
5—used interjectionally to ask for silence or calm or as a greeting or farewell
at peace
: in a state of concord or tranquility
//The problem was settled and his mind was at peace.
verb
peaced; peacing; peaces
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
intransitive verb
obsolete
: to be, become, or keep silent or quiet
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Noun
calm, calmness, hush, peacefulness, placidity, quiet, quietness, quietude, repose, restfulness, sereneness, serenity, still, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility)
Antonyms: Noun
bustle, commotion, hubbub, hurly-burly, pandemonium, tumult, turmoil, unquietness, unrest, uproar
Examples
Noun
//After many years of war, people on both sides were longing for peace.
//We said a prayer for world peace.
//He tried to negotiate a peace between the warring countries.
//There was a peace of 50 years before war broke out again.
//Peace and order were finally restored in the town.
//After years of therapy, he has finally achieved an inner peace.
//He is searching for inner peace.
//Insurance can provide you with peace of mind.
//The problem was settled and his mind was at peace.
//They are at peace with each other.
First Known Use
Noun
12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Noun and Verb
Middle English pees, from Anglo-French pes, pees, from Latin pac-, pax; akin to Latin pacisci to agree — more at PACT
