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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tranquil \Tran"quil\, adjective [L. tranquillus; probably fr. trans across, over + a word akin to quietus quiet: cf. F. tranquille. See {Quiet}.] Quiet; calm; undisturbed; peaceful; not agitated; as, the atmosphere is tranquil; the condition of the country is tranquil.
A style clear, tranquil, easy to follow. --De Quincey.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
tranquil
adjective
1: characterized by absence of emotional agitation; "calm acceptance of the inevitable"; "remained serene in the midst of turbulence"; "a serene expression on her face"; "she became more tranquil"; "tranquil life in the country" [syn: {calm}, {serene}]
2: free from disturbance; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water" [syn: {placid}, {quiet}, {still}, {unruffled}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
94 Moby Thesaurus words for "tranquil": at peace, at rest, blank, blankminded, bloodless, calm, cloistered, collected, composed, concordant, cool, coolheaded, dispassionate, dwindling, easy, easygoing, ebbing, empty, empty-headed, equable, even, even-tempered, even-tenored, fatuous, halcyon, hushed, idyllic, impassive, inane, incogitant, irenic, isolated, levelheaded, moldering, nirvanic, oblivious, orderly, pacific, passive, pastoral, peaceable, peaceful, peacetime, philosophical, piping, placid, poised, possessed, quiescent, quiet, quietistic, regular, relaxed, reposeful, reposing, restful, resting, secluded, sedate, self-controlled, self-possessed, sequestered, sequestrated, serene, sheltered, smooth, soft, stable, steady, still, still as death, stillish, stilly, stoic, stolid, subsiding, thoughtfree, thoughtless, unagitated, undisturbed, unexcited, unideaed, unintellectual, unmoved, unoccupied, unperturbed, unreasoning, unruffled, unstirring, unthinking, untroubled, vacant, vacuous, waning
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
TRANQUIL 1966. ALGOL-like language with sets and other extensions, for the Illiac IV. "TRANQUIL: A Language for an Array Processing Computer", N.E. Abel et al, Proc SJCC 34 (1969).
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