peaceable

Questions about peaceable

What does peaceable mean?

peaceable means "inclined or disposed to peace". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in peaceable?

peaceable has 3 syllables: pea-cea-ble. The stress falls on "pea". In IPA it is /ˈpisəbəl/.

What is another word for peaceable?

Close synonyms include peace-loving, peaceful, pacific. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is peaceable a common word?

peaceable is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.