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Peaceable

Definitions: Peaceable

Peaceable

Adjective

1. Inclined or disposed to peace; "they met in a peaceable spirit"; "peace-loving citizens".

2. Disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature; "the pacific temper seeks to settle disputes on grounds of justice rather than by force"; "a quiet and peaceable person"; "in a peaceable and orderly manner".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "peaceable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Etymology: Peaceable \Peace"a*ble\, adjective. [from Old English expression peisible, French paisible.]. (Websters 1913)

 

Synonyms: Peaceable

Synonyms: pacific (adj), peace-loving (adj). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Peaceable

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Moderation

Adjective: moderate; lenient; gentle, mild, mellow; cool, sober, temperate, reasonable, measured; tempered; Verb: calm, unruffled, quiet, tranquil, still; slow, smooth, untroubled; tame; peaceful, peaceable; pacific, halcyon.

Peace

Adjective: pacific; peaceable, peaceful; calm, tranquil, untroubled, halcyon; bloodless; neutral.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Peaceable

English words defined with "peaceable": Amicable numbersDisturberpacific, pacifically, peaceably, peace-lovingright of entrySacklessWrit of possession. (references)

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Modern Usage: Peaceable

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

The Peaceable Kingdom (1971)

Peaceable Kingdom (1989)

The Rideau: Colonel By's Peaceable Waterway (1974)

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Commercial Usage: Peaceable

DomainTitle

Books

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Historic Usage: Peaceable

AuthorDateQuotation

John Locke

1690

But because the miscarriages of the father are no faults of the children, and they may be rational and peaceable, notwithstanding the brutishness and injustice of the father; the father, by his miscarriages and violence, can forfeit but his own life, but involves not his children in his guilt or destruction. (Second Treatise of Government)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Peaceable

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

They compromise peaceable men as if we had not had revolution enough like this!

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Usage Frequency: Peaceable

"Peaceable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Peaceable" is used about 53 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)100%5346,657

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Peaceable

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "peaceable".
 
NameGenderLanguageMeaning
SüleymanN/ATurkish

Peaceable

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

 

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Peaceable

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

peaceable kingdom

24

peaceable

7

peaceable kingdom press

3

heart peaceable sampler

2
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Modern Translations: Peaceable

Language Translations for "peaceable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

paqedashës (Pacific, peace loving, peace-lover, peacenik), i qetë (at ease, balanced, calm, canny, collected, comfortable, comfy, composed, cool, cool-headed, dispassionate, easeful, equable, even, even-minded, halcyon, laid back, level, level headed, mild, noiseless, orderly, Pacific, passionless, peaceful, placid, quiescent, quiet, reposeful, retired, secure, sedate, self possessed, serene, settled, silent, smooth, sober-blooded, stationary, still, stilly, tranquil, unconcern, unconcerned, uneventful, unruffled). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏مسالم (defenceless, inoffensive, pacific, pacified, pacifist, peace, peaceful, placid, quiet, unassailable, undefended), ‏هادئ (calm, cloistered, composed, cool, dispassionate, easygoing, even, impassive, imperturbable, laid back, peaceful, piping, placid, possessed, quiescent, quiet, reposeful, restful, self possessed, serene, sober, steady, still, tranquil, undisturbed, uneventful, unflappable, unmoved, unruffled, windless), ‏سلمي (amicable, pacific, peaceful). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

миролюбив (amicable, peace loving), мирен (amicable, halcyon, law abiding, peaceful, pi, piping, quiet, restful, still). (various references)

   

Czech

  

tichý (calm, mum, noiseless, Pacific, quiet, restful, silent, soundless, still, stock-still, subdued, tacit, tranquil, unspoken), mírumilovný (Pacific, peaceful, peace-minded), klidný (calm, collected, composed, cool, easy, halcyon, impassive, imperturbable, laid back, Pacific, peaceful, placid, quiescent, quiet, reposeful, restful, secure, sedate, self possessed, serene, silent, smooth, sober, still, temperate, tranquil, uneventful, unmoved, unperturbed). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

صلح دوست , ارام (Bland, Calm, Daft, Douce, Gentle, Hush, Imperturbable, Moderate, Pacific, Peaceful, Placid, Quiet, Sedate, Serene, Silent, Staid, Taciturn, Tranquil, Unblenched, Unruffled, Whist), اشتی پذیر. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

sovinnollinen (conciliatory), sopuisa (accommodating, compliant). (various references)

   

French

  

paisible (peaceful), pacifique (peace loving, peace loving person, peaceful). (various references)

   

German

  

friedlich (orderly, pacific, peaceably, peaceful, peacefully, placid, placidly, restful, tranquil, untroubled, unwarlike), friedfertig (pacific, peaceful, placid), einlenkend. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

φιλήσυχοσ. (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

רו"ף שלום (pacifist). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

békeszerető (peace-loving). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

suka damai. (various references)

   

Italian

  

pacifico (indisputable, pacific, peace loving, peaceably, peaceful, quiet, unquestionable, unwarlike), tranquillo (calm, cool, easy, even tempered, Pacific, peaceful, quiet, restful, secure, smooth, still, tranquil, unexcited), calmo (calm, composed, cool, equal, even tempered, halcyon, passionless, quiet, sedate, serene, settled, silent, silently, smooth, still, tranquil, unexcited). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

穏便 (gentle, quiet). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

お"び" (euphonic change, euphony, gentle, quiet). (various references)

   

Manx

  

sheeoil (composed, peaceful, peace-loving), sheealtagh (advocate, intercessor, pacifier, peacemaker). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

eaceablepay

   

Portuguese

  

pacífico (halcyon, meek, Pacific, peace loving, peaceful, peaceloving, stilly), tranquilo (calm, cool-headed, deep-seated, easel, even-minded, half-light, order paper, pacific ocean, passions, peaceful, peacemaker, piping hot, placidity, quiescent, quiet, reposeful, rested, restful, sedate, self possessed, self-collected, settled, smooth, sober-blooded, still, stilly, tranquil, unconcerned, unperturbed, unruffled, unstirred), sossegado (calm, half-light, Pacific, peace loving, placid, quiescent, quiet, restful, sedate, sequestered, serene, silent, sober-blooded, still, stilly, tranquil), sereno (calm, canny, composed, cool-headed, dew, even-minded, half-light, peace loving, peaceful, piping, placid, quiet, reposeful, restful, self possessed, self-collected, serene, smooth, sober-blooded, staid, stilly, tranquil, unflappable, unruffled, untroubled), que ama a paz (peace loving), em tempo de paz, calmo (calm, collected, composed, cool, cool-headed, dispassionate, Douce, even, even-minded, halcyon, half-light, impervious, irretentive, leisurely, mild, noiseless, passionless, peace loving, peaceful, philosophical, philosophical belief, phloem, placable, placid, plodder, quiescent, quiet, reposeful, restful, sedate, self-collected, sequestered, serene, smooth, sober, sober-blooded, staid, still, stilly, tranquil, uneventful, unprovoked, unruffled, unstirred, untroubled). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

paşnic (irenic, orderly, Pacific, pacifically, peace loving, peaceably, peaceful, peacefully, placid, quiet, restful), liniştit (breathless, calm, calmly, comfortable, composed, cool, dead, dispassionate, easy, even, gentle, gently, gently-sloping, halcyon, imperturbable, in comfortable circumstances, mild, noiseless, orderly, Pacific, passive, peaceful, peacefully, placid, placidly, quiescent, quiet, reposeful, restful, secure, sedate, serene, silent, slow, smooth, sober, soft, still, tranquil, unabashed, unruffled, untroubled), iubitor de pace (Pacific, peace loving, peaceful), blând (benign, bland, Clement, docile, dovelike, easy-tempered, fair, genial, gentle, gently, good hearted, good natured, harmless, lenient, meek, mild, mildly, Pacific, passive, placable, silken, soft, steady, sweet, tame, tender, tractable). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

миролюбивый (dovish, non-aggression, peace loving, peace-loving, peace-minded), мирный (peaceful, placid, quiet). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

sùmhail (close-packed, tame, tidily tied up). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

pomirljiv (apologetic, apologetical, conciliatory, reconcilable), miroljubiv (non-belligerent, peaceful, peace-minded). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

poncho (indolent, lazy, poncho), pacífico (calm, non-violent, pacific, Pacific Ocean, peaceful). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

fredlig (gentle, nonviolent, orderly, Pacific, peaceful). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

sakin (airless, calm, citizen, comfortable, composed, composedly, dispassionate, domicilled, dweller, equal, even, even tempered, habitant, halcyon, hushed, imperturbable, in repose, indweller, inhabitant, inmate, laidback, local, nerveless, noiseless, Pacific, peaceful, philosophic, philosophical, placid, quiescent, quiet, reposeful, resident, sedate, serene, smooth, steady, still, tenant, tranquil, unperturbed, unruffled, untroubled), barışçı (dove, Pacific, pacifist, unwarlike), barış yanlısı (pacifist). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

миролюбний (peace loving). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

yêu ho bình thích yên tĩnh yên ổn; thái bình. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

heddychlon (peaceful). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Peaceable

LanguageDateSourceGenesis Chapter 34, Verse 21
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintOi anqrwpoi outoi eirhnikoi eisin meq' hmwn oikeitwsan epi thV ghV kai emporeuesqwsan authn h de gh idou plateia enantion autwn taV qugateraV autwn lhmyomeqa hmin gunaikaV kai taV qugateraV hmwn dwsomen autoiV
Latin405VulgateViri isti pacifici sunt et volunt habitare nobiscum negotientur in terra et exerceant eam quae spatiosa et lata cultoribus indiget filias eorum accipiemus uxores et nostras illis dabimus
Middle English1395WyclifAnd wolen dwelle with vs; chaffare thei in the loond, and excersise thei it, the which large and broode nedith tyliers; the dowytris of hem we shulen take wyues, and oure we shulen yyue to hem.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleThese men ar peasable with us and will dwell in the lade and do their occupatio therin And in the land is rowme ynough for the let us take their doughters to wyues and geue them oures:
Jacobean English1611King JamesThese men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
Victorian English1833WebsterThese men are peaceable with us, therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein: for the land, behold, it is large enough for them: let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
Basic English1964OgdenIt is the desire of these men to be at peace with us; let them then go on living in this country and doing trade here, for the country is wide open before them; let us take their daughters as wives and let us give them our daughters.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Peaceable

LanguageGenesis Chapter 34, Verse 21
CebuanoKining mga tawohana mga makigdaiton kanato; busa papuy-a sila sa kayutaan, ug magpatigayon sila dinhi; kay, ania karon, ang yuta hilabihan ka halapad alang kanila; pangasaw-on nato ang ilang mga anak nga babaye, ug ipaasawa kanila ang atong mga anak nga babaye.
Croatian"Ovaj je svijet prijazan; neka se meðu nama u zemlji nasele; neka se po njoj slobodno kreæu; ima dosta prostora u zemlji za njih; možemo uzimati njihove kæeri sebi za žene, a njima davati svoje.
Danish"Disse Mænd er os velsindede; lad dem bosætte sig og drage frit om her i Landet, der er jo Plads nok til dem i Landet; deres Døtre vil vi tage til Hustruer og give dem vore Døtre til Hustruer!
Finnish"Näillä miehillä on rauha mielessä meitä kohtaan; antakaamme heidän siis asettua tähän maahan ja kierrellä siinä, onhan maa tilava heillekin joka suuntaan. Ottakaamme me heidän tyttäriänsä vaimoiksemme, ja antakaamme me tyttäriämme heille.
FrenchCes hommes sont paisibles notre égard; qu`ils restent dans le pays, et qu`ils y trafiquent; le pays est assez vaste pour eux. Nous prendrons pour femmes leurs filles, et nous leur donnerons nos filles.
GermanDiese Leute sind friedsam bei uns und wollen im Lande wohnen und werben; so ist nun das Land weit genug für sie. Wir wollen uns ihre Töchter zu Weibern nehmen und ihnen unser Töchter geben.
Haitian Creole-Mesye sa yo, se pa moun ki vin pou kont. Ann kite yo rete nan peyi a. Ann kite yo fè trafik yo. Peyi a gen kont plas pou yo. Ann marye ak pitit fi yo, ann kite yo marye ak pitit fi nou yo.
HungarianEzek az emberek békességesek velünk, hadd lakjanak e földön, és kereskedjenek benne, mert ímé e föld elég tágas nékik; az õ leányaikat vegyük magunknak feleségûl, és a mi leányainkat adjuk nékik.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari"Orang-orang Israel itu sahabat kita. Jadi biarkanlah mereka tinggal di negeri ini bersama kita serta bebas pergi ke mana mereka suka. Negeri ini cukup luas bagi mereka juga. Kita bisa kawin dengan gadis-gadis mereka, dan mereka pun bisa kawin dengan gadis-gadis kita.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaBahwa segala orang ini hendak bersahabat dengan kita, sebab itu biarlah mereka itu duduk di negeri ini dan beridar-idar dalamnya, karena sesungguhnya tanah itu cukup luas bagi mereka itupun, maka anak-anaknya perempuan hendaklah kita ambil akan bini kita dan anak-anak perempuan kita hendaklah kita berikan mereka itu.
Italian«Questi uomini sono gente pacifica: abitino pure con noi nel paese e lo percorrano in lungo e in largo; esso è molto ampio per loro in ogni direzione. Noi potremo prendere per mogli le loro figlie e potremo dare a loro le nostre.
MaoriHe hunga ata noho tenei ki a tatou; no reira tukua ratou kia noho ki tenei whenua, kia hokohoko ki konei; na ko te whenua nei, nana, he nui noa atu mo ratou; me tango mai e tatou a ratou tamahine hei wahine ma tatou, ka hoatu hoki i a tatou tama hine ki a ratou.
NorwegianDisse menn vil gjerne være venner med oss og vil bo her i landet og dra omkring her, og landet er jo vidt nok for dem; vi vil gifte oss med deres døtre og gi dem våre døtre.
PortugueseEstes homens são pacíficos para conosco; portanto habitem na terra e negociem nela, pois é bastante espaçosa para eles. Recebamos por mulheres as suas filhas, e lhes demos as nossas.   
Rumanian,,Oamenii acewtia au gknduri de pace fayq de noi; sq rqmknq dar kn yarq, wi sq facq negoy; yara este destul de largq pentru ei. Noi vom lua de neveste pe fetele lor, wi le vom da de neveste pe fetele noastre.
RussianУЙЙ МА"Й НЙТОЩ У ОБНЙ; ХУФШ ПОЙ УЕМСФУС ОБ ЪЕНМЕ Й ТПНЩЫМСАФ ОБ ОЕК; ЪЕНМС ЦЕ ЧПФ ТПУФТБООБ ТЕ" ОЙНЙ. уФБОЕН 'ТБФШ "ПЮЕТЕК ЙИ УЕ'Е Ч ЦЕОЩ Й ОБЫЙИ "ПЮЕТЕК ЧЩ"БЧБФШ ЪБ ОЙИ.
Spanish--Estos hombres son pacíficos para con nosotros. Que habiten ellos en la tierra y que negocien en ella, pues he aquí la tierra es amplia para ellos también. Nosotros tomaremos sus hijas por mujeres y les daremos nuestras hijas.
Swedish"Dessa män äro fredligt sinnade mot oss; må vi alltså låta dem bo i landet och draga omkring där; landet har ju utrymme nog för dem. Vi vilja taga deras döttrar till hustrur åt oss och giva dem våra döttrar.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Peaceable

Derivations

Words beginning with "peaceable": peaceableness, peaceablenesses. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Peaceable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: pachelbel, peaceble, placeable. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Peaceable"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "peaceable" (pronounced pē"subul)
6-ē" s u b u lleasable.
5-s u b u laccessible, addressable, admissible, collapsible, compensable, comprehensible, crucible, defensible, dispensable, Embraceable, enforceable, erasable, fixable, flexible, forcible, immiscible, impassable, impermissible, impossible, inaccessible, inadmissible, incomprehensible, incompressible, indefensible, indispensable, inexplicable, inflexible, invincible, irascible, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresponsible, irreversible, miscible, nontaxable, noticeable, ostensible, passable, permissible, possible, reducible, replaceable, reprehensible, responsible, reversible, sensible, serviceable, submersible, taxable, traceable, unenforceable, untraceable.
4-u b u labominable, acceptable, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, adjustable, admirable, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, employable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fissionable, flammable, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immovable, immutable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, implacable, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irresistible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontransferable, notable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, palatable, palpable, parable, patentable, payable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, potable, practicable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, reportable, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, retractable, returnable, reusable, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, teachable, tenable, terrible, tolerable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, winnable, workable.
3-b u lable, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Peaceable

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-e-e-e-l-p"

-2 letters: capable.

-3 letters: beleap, palace, paleae.

-4 letters: abele, apace, becap, bleep, cabal, cable, celeb, clepe, palea, peace, place, plebe.

-5 letters: able, alae, alba, alec, alee, baal, bale, beep, blae, cape, cepe, clap, epee, lace, leap, paca, pace, pale, peal, peel, pele, plea, pleb.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-b-c-e-e-e-l-p"
 

+2 letters: replaceable.

 

+4 letters: capablenesses, irreplaceable, peaceableness.

 

+5 letters: acceptableness.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Peaceable


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 65 61 63 65 61 62 6C 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

=

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.--.    .    .-    -.-.    .    .-    -...    .-..    .

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01100101 01100001 01100011 01100101 01100001 01100010 01101100 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#101 &#97 &#99 &#101 &#97 &#98 &#108 &#101

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 0065 0061 0063 0065 0061 0062 006C 0065

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

507167697167687871

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Quotations: Historic
7. Quotations: Fiction
8. Usage Frequency
9. Names: Derived from
10. Expressions: Internet
11. Translations: Modern
12. Bible Trace
13. Derivations
14. Rhymes
15. Anagrams
16. Orthography
17. Bibliography


  

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