peacetimes
Eras without conflict
Peacetimes is the plural of peacetime—periods when a nation is not at war.
The word appears in historical comparisons: During peacetimes, military budgets typically shrink.
It contrasts with wartimes to mark different eras of policy, economy, or daily life: The country prospered during peacetimes between the conflicts.
After hostilities end
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
demilitarization · disarmament · diplomacy · detente · nonaggression · neutrality · normalcy · respite
Agreement or musical blend
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- solidarityUnity among allies
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
fellowship · coexistence · civility · community · normalcy · leisure · arts · culture
Increase in size
- tradeExchange of commodities
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
employment · industry · economy · flourishing · expansion · infrastructure · tourism · agriculture
postwar
After hostilities end
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- treatyBinding pact between nations
reconstruction · demilitarization · disarmament · diplomacy · detente · nonaggression · neutrality · normalcy · respite · accord
harmony
Agreement or musical blend
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- solidarityUnity among allies
reconciliation · fellowship · coexistence · civility · community · normalcy · leisure · arts · culture · domesticity
growth
Increase in size
- tradeExchange of commodities
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- developmentProgress toward maturity
investment · employment · industry · economy · flourishing · expansion · infrastructure · tourism · agriculture · manufacturing