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покой — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • calm adj Free from anxiety, agitation, or strong emotion; peaceful.
  • calmness noun The quality of being calm; a settled, untroubled state.
  • ease noun The quality of being simple or effortless.
  • peace noun A state of calm with no war, fighting, or serious conflict.
  • quiet adj Making little or no sound.
  • repose noun A state of rest or calm, especially after activity, or a period of sleep.
  • rest noun Relief from work or activity, especially by sleeping or relaxing.
  • room noun A separate enclosed space within a building, with its own walls, floor, and ceiling.
  • stasis noun A state of no movement or change; a standstill.

Senses

покой is used for these senses in English:

  • calm (in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.
  • calm (in a place or situation) The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.
  • calmness (uncountable) The state of being calm; tranquillity; silence.
  • peace A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.
  • quiet The absence of movement; stillness, tranquility.
  • repose (uncountable) The state of being peacefully inactive or relaxed, or being free from disturbances or worries; calmness, ease, peace, quietness.
  • room (countable) A separate part of a building, enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling. [from 15th c.]
  • stasis (figurative) Inactivity; a freezing, or state of motionlessness.

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.
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