Tranquility vs Relaxation - What's the difference?
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The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities.
A diminution of tone, tension, or firmness; specifically in pathology: a looseness; a diminution of the natural and healthy tone of parts.
Remission or abatement of rigor.
Remission of attention or application.
Unbending; recreation; a state or occupation intended to give mental or bodily relief after effort.
(physics) The transition of an atom or molecule from a higher energy level to a lower one.
(music) The release following musical tension.
As nouns the difference between tranquility and relaxation
is that tranquility is an alternative spelling of lang=en while relaxation is the act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities.tranquility
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(en-noun)Usage notes
* More common spelling in the US; less common in the UK.relaxation
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(en noun)- relaxation of the soft palate
- relaxation of efforts