peacefully

Everyday

1. Peacefully means in a calm, quiet way. tree →
2. Peacefully means without fighting or violence. tree →
3. (euphemism) «Died peacefully» is a gentle way to say someone died without pain or struggle. tree →

In the lessons

In stories it describes sleeping and calm scenes. In citizenship: solving arguments peacefully. In death notices and family talk «passed away peacefully» softens sad news.

Examples

• The cat slept peacefully on the sofa. tree →
• Let's solve this peacefully, without shouting. tree →
• The crowd left peacefully. tree →
• (euphemism) Grandad died peacefully in his sleep. tree →
• The ducks floated peacefully on the pond. tree →
• The two teams shook hands peacefully. tree →
• The baby was breathing peacefully. tree →
• They lived peacefully side by side. tree →
• He lay down and slept peacefully. tree →

Note

Adverb from «peaceful» + -ly: double l, peacefully. The euphemism use is soft and polite for sad news.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Job notes that the wicked sometimes live in ease and die quietly. The tradition treats this as a hard question about why the wicked can prosper. In the primary lessons: In stories it describes sleeping and calm scenes. In citizenship: solving arguments peacefully. In death notices and family talk «passed away peacefully» softens sad news.

Examples

• They spend their days in prosperity, and peacefully they go down to the grave. (Writings JOB.21.13, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Adverb from «peaceful» + -ly: double l, peacefully. The euphemism use is soft and polite for sad news.