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Placid

Placid Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Placid? [adj] free from disturbance; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water" [adj] taking life easy; "an easygoing man rarely stirred to anger"; "an air of placid sufficiency" [adj] without untoward incident or disruption; "a placid existence"; "quiet times" [adj] not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the repeated delays" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Placid: calm \| content(p) \| contented \| easygoing \| equable \| even-tempered \| good-natured \| good-tempered \| quiet \| still \| tranquil \| uneventful \| unruffled Related Terms \| Find terms related to Placid: affliction \| at rest \| bane \| besetment \| bother \| botheration \| calm \| cloistered \| collected \| composed \| cool \| coolheaded \| curse \| detached \| disease \| dwindling \| easy \| easygoing \| ebbing \| epidemic \| even-tenored \| exasperation \| halcyon \| hushed \| impassive \| inexcitable \| infestation \| invasion \| irenic \| irritant \| isolated \| moldering \| nuisance \| outbreak \| pacific \| peaceable \| peaceful \| pes \| pest \| pestilence \| philosophical \| plague \| poised \| quiescent \| quiet \| rash \| ravage \| reposeful \| reposing \| restful \| resting \| scourge \| secluded \| self-possessed \| sequestered \| sequestrated \| serene \| sheltered \| smooth \| still \| still as death \| stillish \| stilly \| stoic \| stolid \| subsiding \| tranquil \| unagitated \| undisturbed \| unmoved \| unperturbed \| unruffled \| unstirring \| untroubled \| waning See Also \| Placid In Webster's Dictionary \Plac"id\, a. [L. placidus, originally, pleasing, mild, from placere to please: cf. F. placide. See {Please}.] Pleased; contented; unruffied; undisturbed; serene; peaceful; tranquil; quiet; gentle. ``That placid aspect and meek regard.'' --Milton. ``Sleeping . . . the placid sleep of infancy.'' --Macaulay.

Placid Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Placid?

[adj] free from disturbance; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water"
[adj] taking life easy; "an easygoing man rarely stirred to anger"; "an air of placid sufficiency"
[adj] without untoward incident or disruption; "a placid existence"; "quiet times"
[adj] not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the repeated delays"

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Placid In Webster's Dictionary

\Plac"id\, a. [L. placidus, originally, pleasing, mild,
from placere to please: cf. F. placide. See {Please}.]
Pleased; contented; unruffied; undisturbed; serene; peaceful;
tranquil; quiet; gentle. ``That placid aspect and meek
regard.'' --Milton. ``Sleeping . . . the placid sleep of
infancy.'' --Macaulay.

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