pacific
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature
the pacific temper seeks to settle disputes on grounds of justice rather than by force
Related & opposite
- peacefulness derivation
- peaceful similar to
Sense 2 adjective
promoting peace
the result of this pacific policy was that no troops were called up
Related & opposite
- conciliative similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | peacefulness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | peaceful |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | conciliative |