placid

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adjective

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

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

Related forms

pla·cid·i·ty

[pluh-sid-i-tee] , plac·id·ness, noun

plac·id·ly, adverb

un·plac·id, adjective

un·plac·id·ly, adverb

un·plac·id·ness, noun

Synonyms
See peaceful.

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placid (ˈplæsɪd)

—*adj*
	having a calm appearance or nature

[C17: from Latin placidus peaceful; related to placēre to please]

placidity

—n

'placidness

—n

'placidly

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

placid

1626, from Fr. placide, from L. placidus "pleasing, gentle," from placere "to please" (see please).

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