tranquillity
Sign in to savethumb|300x300px|The Hay Wain by [[John Constable (1821)]] Tranquillity (also spelled tranquility) is the quality or state of being tranquil; that is, calm, serene, and worry-free. The word tranquillity appears in numerous texts ranging from the religious writings of Buddhism—where the term refers to tranquillity of the body, thoughts, and consciousness on the path to enlightenment—to an assortment of policy and planning guidance documents, where interpretation of the word is typically linked to engagement with the natural environment. It is also famously used in the Preamble to the United Stat
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- History
- Benefits
- Enjoyment
- Health
- Economic
- Research
- The role of audio-visual interaction within the tranquillity construct
- Predicting tranquillity
- Mapping tranquillity
- Some factors with positive impacts on tranquillity
- Some factors with negative impacts on tranquillity
- See also
- References
thumb|300x300px|The Hay Wain by [[John Constable (1821)]] Tranquillity (also spelled tranquility) is the quality or state of being tranquil; that is, calm, serene, and worry-free. The word tranquillity appears in numerous texts ranging from the religious writings of Buddhism—where the term refers to tranquillity of the body, thoughts, and consciousness on the path to enlightenment—to an assortment of policy and planning guidance documents, where interpretation of the word is typically linked to engagement with the natural environment. It is also famously used in the Preamble to the United States Constitution, which describes one of the purposes for which the document was establishing the government as to "insure domestic Tranquility".
==History== The word tranquility dates to the 12th century in the Old French word , meaning "peace" or "happiness". The word's sense evolved in the late 14th century, but it maintains its reference to the absence of disturbance and peacefulness.