tranquility

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The fixed stare of his large blue eyes, which always seemed looking for something, gave his features the character of happy tranquility which is common among theological students.

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  1. a disposition free from stress or emotion
  2. a state of peace and quiet
  3. an untroubled state; free from disturbances

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  • Sleep is merely a matter of bringing the subconscious to the proper tranquility, and my subconscious, like my conscience, has never been stubborn But tonight I didn't sleep at once. —  172 - Let's Kill Ames
  • They retreated first to the country of Baden, but their tranquility was soon disturbed: the French armies crossed the Rhine, and as all émigrés who fell into their clutches were shot, by order of the Convention, the brothers were forced to hide hurriedly in the interior of Germany. —  The Memoirs of General the Baron de Marbot
  • I assumed the tranquility was due to the fact that the room did not have an intercom box in it. —  GaspingforAirtime
  • There is a peace and tranquility, and yet this place is really a battleground. —  The Divine Wind
  • The tranquility was a welcome change in a year that was rocky from the start as worries about the financial system were fed by reports that banks had suffered billions of dollars in losses on securities tied to defaulting mortgages. —  news | SH | http://www.heraldtribune.com
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