All 9 Uses of
tranquil
in
Atonement, by Ian McEwan
- It was difficult to see because the roiling surface had yet to recover its tranquillity, and the turbulence was driven by the lingering spirit of her fury.†
Chpt 1tranquillity = peace and quiet; or calmnessunconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use tranquility.
- His expression was of tranquil incomprehension.†
Chpt 1 *
- He told them how wonderful it was, to be away from town, in tranquillity, in the country air; for nine months, for every waking minute of every day, enslaved to a vision, he had shuttled between headquarters, his boardroom and the factory floor.†
Chpt 1tranquillity = peace and quiet; or calmnessunconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use tranquility.
- The rehearsals had disintegrated, Briony had retreated in a sulk, the twins were fooling about, and Lola, if she was as much like her mother as Emily believed, would be tranquil and triumphant.†
Chpt 1
- The son of Grace and Ernest Turner, the daughter of Emily and Jack Tallis, the childhood friends, the university acquaintances, in a state of expansive, tranquil joy, confronted the momentous change they had achieved.†
Chpt 1
- Jack, the household's protector, its guarantor of tranquillity, was relied on to take the long view.†
Chpt 1tranquillity = peace and quiet; or calmnessunconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use tranquility.
- Cecilia remained where she was, facing down the drive, tranquilly watching the car as it receded, but the tremors along the line of her shoulders confided she was crying, and Briony knew she had never loved her sister more than now.†
Chpt 1tranquilly = calmly and undisturbed
- Straight-backed and severe, revolvers strapped to their belts, they moved with tranquil authority through the mass of somber battle dress and grimy faces, looking from side to side as if conducting a count.†
Chpt 2
- But it was a tranquil sea, and now that he himself was calm, of course he saw how fine it really was that she was waiting.†
Chpt 2
Definition:
calm and undisturbed