English Online Dictionary. What means pacific? What does pacific mean?
English
Alternative forms
- pacifick (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle French pacifique.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəˈsɪfɪk/
- Rhymes: -ɪfɪk
Adjective
pacific (comparative more pacific, superlative most pacific)
- Calm, peaceful.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:calm
- Preferring peace by nature; avoiding violence.
- Synonyms: peaceable, peaceful, dovish, nonviolent
- Antonyms: bellicose, hawkish, martial, militant, violent
Derived terms
- Pacific Ocean
Related terms
- pacify
- pacifism
- pacifist
Translations
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pacificus or French pacifique or Italian pacifico.
Adjective
pacific m or n (feminine singular pacifică, masculine plural pacifici, feminine and neuter plural pacifice)
- peaceable, peaceful