pacific

See also: Pacific, pacífic, and Pacífic

English

Alternative forms

pacifick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle French pacifique.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pəˈsɪfɪk/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɪfɪk

Adjective

pacific (comparative more pacific, superlative most pacific)

Calm, peaceful.
Preferring peace in nature; avoiding violence; not bellicose.

Synonyms

(calm): See also Thesaurus:calm
(avoiding violence): nonviolent

Antonyms

(preferring peace in nature; avoiding violence): bellicose, militant, violent

Derived terms

Pacific Ocean

Related terms

Translations

calm, peaceful

French: pacifique (fr)
German: ruhig (de), still (de)
Hebrew: שקט (shakeit) משקיט (mash'keet)
Icelandic: friðsæll (is) m, kyrrlátur m, kyrr (is) m
Italian: pacifico (it) m

Japanese: 平和な (ja) (heiwa na), 平静な (ja) (heisei na), 穏やかな (odayaka na)
Latin: pācifer
Portuguese: pacífico (pt), tranqüilo (pt)
Spanish: pacífica (es)
Walloon: påjhire (wa) m, f, påjhûle (wa) m, f

preferring peace in nature; avoiding violence

French: pacifique (fr)
German: friedlich (de)

Japanese: 穏和な (ja) (onwa na), 穏やかな (odayaka na), 平和主義的な (ja) (heiwa shugiteki na), 非暴力の (hi bōryoku no)
Spanish: pacífica (es)

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