Meaning
peaceable, peaceful
In a sentence
È un ragazzo pacifico e parla con tutti.
He’s a peaceful guy and talks to everyone.
Il quartiere è molto pacifico la sera.
The neighborhood is very peaceful in the evening.
Sei rimasto pacifico durante la discussione?
Did you stay calm during the discussion?
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pacifico | masculine · singular |
| pacifica | feminine · singular |
| pacifici | masculine · plural |
| pacifiche | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use pacifico mainly for people, behavior, or situations. For a calm sea or weather, tranquillo or calmo is often more natural.
- For the ocean, Pacifico is capitalized: Oceano Pacifico. Lowercase pacifico is the adjective.
- Common with essere: è una persona pacifica. It agrees normally: pacifico, pacifica, pacifici, pacifiche.