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plac⋅id

  [plas-id]
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–adjective
pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed: placid waters.
Origin:
1620–30; < L placidus calm, quiet, akin to placēre to please (orig., to calm); see -id 4

Related forms:
pla⋅cid⋅i⋅ty  [pluh-sid-i-tee] , plac⋅id⋅ness, noun
plac⋅id⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
See peaceful.
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plac·id   (plās'ĭd)   
adj.  
  1. Undisturbed by tumult or disorder; calm or quiet. See Synonyms at calm.
  2. Satisfied; complacent.

[Latin placidus, from placēre, to please; see plāk-1 in Indo-European roots.]
pla·cid'i·ty (plə-sĭd'ĭ-tē), plac'id·ness (plās'ĭd-nĭs) n., plac'id·ly adv.
Plac·id   (plās'ĭd)   
A lake of northeast New York in the Adirondack Mountains. It is a noted winter sports center.
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Placid

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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : placid
Spanish: plácido,
German: ruhig,
Japanese: おだやかな
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placid 
1626, from Fr. placide, from L. placidus "pleasing, gentle," from placere "to please" (see please).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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