peace

Noun (1)

peace (usually uncountable, plural peaces)

1. (usually) A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.
   • Our lounge strives to maintain an environment of peace for the comfort of our customers.
   • *Thinke not that I am come to ſend peace on earth: I came not to ſend peace, but a ſword.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 10:34

   Synonyms:

   frith

   Antonyms:

   disruption, noise, irritation

2. (usually) A feeling of tranquility, free from oppressive and unpleasant thoughts and emotions.
   • The safety equipment will give me some peace of mind.
3. (euphemistic, figuratively, usually) Death.
   • ’Twere best at once to sink to peace,
     ⁠Like birds the charming serpent draws,
     ⁠To drop head-foremost in the jaws
     Of vacant darkness and to cease.1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXXIV”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 53
4. (usually) Harmony in personal relations.
5. (usually) A state free of war, in particular war between different countries.
   • Now, a lot of cynics have said, “Oh, it’s easy to sit in bed for seven days,” but I’d like some of them to try it, and talk for seven days about peace. All we’re saying is give peace a chance.1969 March 31, John Lennon, Bagism Press Conference at Sacher Hotel, Vienna
   • My boy, this peace is what all true warriors strive for.1993, Mark Berry as "King Harkinian", a character in Animation Magic, Link: The Faces of Evil, Philips Interactive Media (publ.).

   Antonyms:

   war, violence

Interjection

1. (archaic) Shut up!, silence!; be quiet, be silent.
   • “Hark!” said the old woman, triumphantly. “I hear a step coming. […] Do you hear him?”
     “I believe you are right, mother,” replied Alice, in a low voice. “Peace! open the door.”1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC
   • "Peace, my lord, thou utterest treason! Hast forgot the king's command? Remember I am party to thy crime, if I but listen."1882, Mark Twain, chapter 6, in The Prince and the Pauper
2. (slang) Peace out; goodbye.

Verb

peace (third-person singular simple present peaces, present participle peacing, simple past and past participle peaced)

1. To make peace; to put at peace; to be at peace.
   • Within every hood they have to be peacing with themselves. Then when you're living in peace with yourself, [...]1997, Yusuf Jah, Shah'Keyah Jah, Uprising, page 49
   • In another northern species, ptarmigan, such a see-saw pattern between warring and peacing has indeed been observed by researchers.2006, Wayne Grady, Bringing back the dodo: lessons in natural and unnatural history
2. (slang) To peace out.
   • Fuck, man. Yeah, I know. He crashed with this guy, Eddie. Then the cops called me in. That's when he peaced. I swear on my father's grave, I don't know where he went. I swear.2012, Jens Lapidus, Easy Money

Proper noun capitalized: Peace

Peace (countable and uncountable, plural Peaces)

1. A surname.
2. A female given name.
3. A municipal district in north-west Alberta, Canada; in full, the Municipal District of Peace No. 135.
4. A township in Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States.

Noun (2) capitalized: Peace

Peace (plural Peaces)

1. (abbreviation, clipping, numismatic slang) Clipping of Peace dollar.