Meaningful vs Peaceful - What's the difference?
meaningful | peaceful |
Having meaning, significant.
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=June 9
, author=Owen Phillips
, title=Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark
, work=BBC Sport
Not at war or disturbed by strife or turmoil.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= Inclined to peace.
Motionless and calm.
As adjectives the difference between meaningful and peaceful
is that meaningful is having meaning, significant while peaceful is not at war or disturbed by strife or turmoil.meaningful
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I think we made a meaningful contribution to this project today.
citation, page= , passage=But the Danes remained resolute in defence - largely thanks to a spirited display by captain Daniel Agger - and they went ahead with their first meaningful attack.}}
Antonyms
* meaninglessDerived terms
* * * * *peaceful
English
Alternative forms
* peacefull (archaic)Adjective
(en-adj)Old soldiers?, passage=Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine.