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穏やか — meaning in English

odayaka

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English meaning

  • calm adj Free from anxiety, agitation, or strong emotion; peaceful.
  • mild adjective Gentle in temperament; not quick to anger or harshness.
  • pacific adj Calm and peaceful.

Senses

穏やか is used for these senses in English:

  • calm (of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
  • calm (of weather) Without wind or storm.
  • mild Gentle and not easily angered.
  • pacific Calm, peaceful.
  • pacific Preferring peace by nature; avoiding violence.

calm — full definition

  1. adj Free from anxiety, agitation, or strong emotion; peaceful.
  2. noun A state of peace, quiet, or absence of disturbance.
  3. verb To make calm, or to become calm.

mild — full definition

  1. adjective Gentle in temperament; not quick to anger or harshness.
  2. adjective Not severe or extreme in degree.
  3. adjective Gentle in taste or effect, not sharp, spicy, or strong.
  4. noun A light, low-alcohol style of English draught beer, usually dark in colour.

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