placid
[plas-id]
adjective
pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed: placid waters.
Origin of placid
Synonyms for placid
See peaceful.
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Related Words for placidness
doldrums, restraint, quietude, dispassion, tranquility, peacefulness, peace, quiet, repose, stoicism, hush, patience, stillness, calmness, serenity, tranquillity, impassivity, rest, placidity, silenceExamples from the Web for placidness
Historical Examples of placidness
Chalons is an ideally situated city, with a placidness which the slow current of the Sane does not disturb.
The Cathedrals of Southern FranceFrancis Miltoun
In 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.
ImogenWilliam Godwin
placid
adjective
Word Origin for placid
C17: from Latin placidus peaceful; related to placēre to please
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