tranquil : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tranquil	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for tranquil
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tranquil adj (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "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" Synonym(s): placid, quiet, still, tranquil, smooth, unruffled not agitated; without losing self-possession; "spoke in a calm voice"; "remained calm throughout the uproar"; "he remained serene in the midst of turbulence"; "a serene expression on her face"; "she became more tranquil"; "tranquil life in the country" Synonym(s): calm, unagitated, serene, tranquil
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tranquil \Tran"quil\, a. [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 The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [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).