Lizet Elaine (simplyn2deep) wrote in 1_million_words,
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Word of the Day 02/18/21 Irenic

Irenic (adjective)
irenic or ei·ren·ic [ ahy-ren-ik, ahy-ree-nik ]

adjective
1. tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.

Also i·ren·i·cal .

OTHER WORDS FROM IRENIC
i·ren·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·i·ren·ic, adjective
non·i·ren·i·cal, adjective
un·i·ren·ic, adjective

WORDS RELATED TO IRENIC
amiable, amicable, calm, complacent, conciliatory, gentle, mild, neighborly, nonviolent, pacific, pacifist, pacifistic, peaceful, placid, quiet, restful, still, tranquil, pacificatory

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Origin: 1860–65; < Greek eirēnikós, equivalent to eirḗn(ē) peace + -ikos-ic

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