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Webster 1913 Edition
pacific
pa-cif′ic
,Adj.
Of or pertaining to peace; of a peaceful character; not warlike; not quarrelsome;
as, a
pacific
nature or condition. [wns=3]
Syn. – peaceable.
Pacific Ocean
, the ocean between America and Asia, so called by
Magellan
, its first European navigator, on account of the exemption from violent tempests which he enjoyed while sailing over it; – called also, simply, the Pacific
, and, formerly, the South sea
.
Syn. – Peacemaking; appeasing; conciliatory; tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful; reconciling; mild; gentle.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pacific
PACIFIC
,Adj.
1.
Peace-making; conciliatory; suited to make or restore peace; adapted to reconcile differences; mild; appeasing; as, to offer pacific propositions to a belligerent power. The measures proposed are in their nature pacific.2.
Calm; tranquil; as a pacific state of things.PACIFIC
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Pacific
Pacific
English
Proper noun
the Pacific
- The Pacific Ocean.
Derived terms
- trans-Pacific
- transpacific
Adjective
Pacific (not comparable)
- Related to the Pacific Ocean.
Derived terms
pacific
pacific
English
Alternative forms
- pacifick (obsolete)
Adjective
pacific (comparative more pacific, superlative most pacific)
Derived terms
Related terms
Synonyms
- (calm): See also Wikisaurus:calm
- (avoiding violence): nonviolent
Antonyms
Translations
calm, peaceful