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pacific

/pəˈsɪfɪk/

pacific adjective: calm, peaceful.

Adjective (1)

pacific (comparative more pacific, superlative most pacific)

  1. Calm, peaceful.
    • The policeman on the beat moved up the avenue impressively. […] Trying doors as he went, twirling his club with many intricate and artful movements, turning now and then to cast his watchful eye adown the pacific thoroughfare, the officer, with his stalwart form and slight swagger, made a fine...1906 April, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “After Twenty Years”, in The Four Million, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co, →OCLC, page 214
  2. Preferring peace by nature; avoiding violence.
    • The long-continued hostilities which had for centuries divided the south and the north divisions of the Island of Britain, had been happily terminated by the succession of the pacific James I, to the English crown.1822 May 29, [Walter Scott], chapter I, in The Fortunes of Nigel. […], volume I (in English), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and...
    • "Oh, of course I'm not really in favour of hanging," admitted Mr Carlyle.
      "Nobody really is. But we go on hanging. Mr Drishna is a dangerous animal who for the sake of pacific animals must cease to exist. […]"1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados

Proper noun capitalized: Pacific

the Pacific

  1. The Pacific Ocean.
    • When our last plenary session was held in November of last year the Pacific was threatened with imminent outbreak of war. Since the subsequent beginning of the Japanese campaign of aggression in that ocean, China, in the company of her allies, has become the most important member of the forces...1942 [1942 October 22], Chiang Kai-shek, “Endurance, conscientiousness”, in All We Are and All We Have, New York: Chinese News Service, →OCLC, page 45
    • The US Air Force plans to bring the Pacific island airfield that launched the atomic bombings of Japan back into commission as it tries to broaden its basing options in the event of any hostilities with China, the service’s top officer in the Pacific says.2023 December 22, Brad Lendon, “US Air Force to reclaim Pacific airfield that launched atomic bombings as it looks to counter China”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2026
  2. A city in Franklin County, Missouri, United States.

Noun capitalized: Pacific

Pacific (plural Pacifics)

  1. A steam locomotive of the 4-6-2 wheel arrangement.
    • Britannia's firebox would appear to have derived from those of the Bulleid Pacifics, which it closely resembles.1951 April, Stirling Everard, “A Matter of Pedigree”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 273
    • These were the first class of tender locomotives with this wheel arrangement in the world, although there is some doubt as to whether the name "Pacific" was given to the type because New Zealand is in the Pacific Ocean or because some similar engines were built a few months later for the Missouri...1954 August, J. B. Snell, “The New Zealand Government Railways—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 559

Adjective (2) capitalized: Pacific

Pacific (not comparable)

  1. Related to or located in the Pacific Ocean.
    • The US Air Force plans to bring the Pacific island airfield that launched the atomic bombings of Japan back into commission as it tries to broaden its basing options in the event of any hostilities with China, the service’s top officer in the Pacific says.2023 December 22, Brad Lendon, “US Air Force to reclaim Pacific airfield that launched atomic bombings as it looks to counter China”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2026

pacific meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

pacific in Hindi

calm, peaceful — see also calm, peaceful
शान्त śānt, शांत śānt, प्रशांत praśānt

pacific in Tamil

பசிபிக், பசிஃபிக், பெசிஃபிக்

pacific in Marathi

प्रशांत, पॅसिफिक

pacific in Urdu

پیسیفک, پیسفک
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pacific in Bengali
শান্ত, শান্তিপ্রয়াসী, শান্ত করে এমন, সান্ত্বনাদায়ক
pacific in Telugu
పసిఫిక్, పెసిఫిక్
pacific in Malayalam
സമാധാനമുണ്ടാക്കാൻ പര്യാപ്തമായ, സമാധാനശീലമായ, നിരുദ്വേഗമായ
pacific in Kannada
ಶಾಂತಿಯುತ, ಪ್ರಶಾಂತ, ಶಾಂತಿ ಸಂಬಂಧವಾದ, ಶಾಂತಿಪ್ರಿಯ
pacific in Punjabi
ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਾਂਤ, ਪੈਸੀਫਿਕ
pacific in Gujarati
પેસિફિક, પ્રશાંત
pacific in Odia
ପ୍ରଶାନ୍ତ ମହାସାଗରୀଯ଼
pacific in Nepali
प्यासिफिक, प्रशान्त, पेसिफिक

Synonyms of pacific

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Forms of pacific

Adjective
comparativemore pacific
superlativemost pacific
alternative formpacifick
Noun
pluralPacifics

Origin of pacific

From Middle French pacifique.

From Latin pācificus (“peace-making”), so called by Magellan because he sailed peacefully over it after weathering Cape Horn.

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Phrases with pacific

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Words that rhyme with pacific

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Questions about pacific

What does pacific mean?
Pacific means calm, peaceful.
What is pacific in Hindi?
Pacific in Hindi is शान्त (śānt), शांत (śānt), प्रशांत (praśānt). See Pacific meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is pacific?
Pacific can be an adjective, a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce pacific?
Pacific is pronounced /pəˈsɪfɪk/.

Words near pacific in the dictionary

  1. pacies
  2. paciest
  3. pacifastin
  4. pacifastins
  5. pacifiable
  6. pacific
  7. Pacific American
  8. Pacific Americans
  9. Pacific baza
  10. Pacific bazas
  11. Pacific Bermuda Triangle

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pacific (page history and authors); Pacific (page history and authors); pacific (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pacific (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pacific (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pacific (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pacific (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pacific (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pacific (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pacific (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pacific (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pacific (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pacific (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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