All 3 Uses
tranquil
in
Anna Karenina
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- Suddenly she heard an even, tranquil snore.†
Part 2 *
- For the first instant Alexey Alexandrovitch seemed, as it were, appalled at his own snoring, and ceased; but after an interval of two breathings the snore sounded again, with a new tranquil rhythm.†
Part 2
- Kitty held her by the hand, and with passionate curiosity and entreaty her eyes asked her: "What is it, what is this of such importance that gives you such tranquillity?†
Part 2tranquillity = peace and quiet; or calmnessunconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use tranquility.
Definitions:
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(1)
(tranquil) calm and undisturbed
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)