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placid

[ plas-id ]
/ ˈplæs ɪd /
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adjective

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

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RELATED WORDS

doldrums, restraint, quietude, dispassion, tranquility, peacefulness, peace, quiet, repose, stoicism, hush, patience, stillness, calmness, serenity, tranquillity, impassivity, rest, placidity, silence

Nearby words

  1. placentoma,
  2. placer,
  3. placer mining,
  4. placerville,
  5. placet,
  6. placid, lake,
  7. placidity,
  8. placidly,
  9. placido's disk,
  10. placidyl

Origin of placid

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

  • In her whole attitude there is a sort of gravity and placidness, something of the half-asleep air of a person ruminating.

    George Sand, Some Aspects of Her Life and Writings|Rene Doumic

  • 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 Formsplacidity (pləˈsɪdɪtɪ) or placidness, nounplacidly, adverb

Word Origin for placid

C17: from Latin placidus peaceful; related to placēre to please
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for placidness

placid

adj.

1620s, from French placide (15c.) and directly from Latin placidus "pleasing, peaceful, quiet, gentle, still, calm," from placere "to please" (see please). Related: Placidly; placidness.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper