placid
[ plas-id ]
/ ˈplæs ɪd /
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
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Examples from the Web for placidness
Chalons is an ideally situated city, with a placidness which the slow current of the Sane does not disturb.
The Cathedrals of Southern France|Francis MiltounIn her whole attitude there is a sort of gravity and placidness, something of the half-asleep air of a person ruminating.
The conversation of these innocent and guileless lovers was, as it were, in unison with the placidness of the evening.
Imogen|William Godwin
British Dictionary definitions for placidness
placid
/ (ˈplæsɪd) /
adjective
having a calm appearance or nature
Derived Forms
placidity (pləˈsɪdɪtɪ) or placidness, nounplacidly, adverbWord Origin for placid
C17: from Latin placidus peaceful; related to placēre to please
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