placid

[ plas-id ]

/ ˈplæs ɪd /

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adjective

pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed: placid waters.

Nearby words

placentography, placentoma, placer, placerville, placet, placid, placido's disk, placidyl, placing, plack, plackart

Origin of placid

1620–30; < Latin placidus calm, quiet, akin to placēre to please (orig., to calm); see -id⁴

SYNONYMS FOR placid

See peaceful.

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Related forms

pla·cid·i·ty

[pluh-sid-i-tee] /pləˈsɪd ɪ ti/, plac·id·ness, nounplac·id·ly, adverbun·plac·id, adjectiveun·plac·id·ly, adverb

un·plac·id·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for placidity

Two sad-robed sisters looked on with the placidity of canvas saints.
Where the Pavement Ends|John Russell
The placidity of Cornelia's reply was not without its effect on him, nevertheless.
Sandra Belloni, Complete|George Meredith
It came to him suddenly that that placidity and hauteur which he had so admired in the old days were no mask for fires within.
The Valiants of Virginia|Hallie Erminie Rives
It is regretted that the captain's placidity was so far short of his subordinate's that he abruptly refused the offer.
The Story of Our Submarines|John Graham Bower

Emma sat back and surveyed her trim and tailored self with a placidity that had in it, perhaps, a dash of malice.
Half Portions|Edna Ferber

British Dictionary definitions for placidity

placid

/ (ˈplæsɪd) /

adjective

having a calm appearance or nature

Derived Forms

placidity (pləˈsɪdɪtɪ) or placidness, nounplacidly, adverb

Word Origin for placid

C17: from Latin placidus peaceful; related to placēre to please

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