English → Latin
“peaceable, peaceful” in Latin
amōto love; to be fond of, like, admire; to be pleased by or with (someone or something) for (a particular reason); to deriplacidusPlacid, gentle, quiet, still, calm, mild, peaceful, tranquil; Ripe, mellow; Not wild, fruitful, suitable for cultivationplācābilisplacable; pacifying, appeasing, moderating, propitiating, acceptableconcorsagreeing, of one mind, concordant; like-minded; peaceful, harmoniousquiētusat rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness; peaceful, neutral; tranquil, calmtranquillusquiet, calm, still, tranquil; placid, composed, untroubled, undisturbedpacōto come to an agreement
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
peaceable, peaceful
pacis amans or amator (fond of peace): placidus (quiet; e.g., mores, rarely used of persons): placabilis (easily pacified or appeased): concors (living in harmony: ☞ both pacificus and pacatus in this sense are bad Latin): quietus, tranquillus (not in a state of agitation or of war; tending to peace): pacatus (pacified, tranquillized). A peaceful disposition, pacis amor: to be peaceable, pacem colere cum aliquo (after Livius8, 17, extr.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for peaceable, peaceful?
- The usual Latin words for “peaceable, peaceful” are amō, placidus, plācābilis; also concors, quiētus, tranquillus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.