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plac⋅id

[plas-id]

–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

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plac·id (plās'ĭd) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Undisturbed by tumult or disorder; calm or quiet. See Synonyms at calm.
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.

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Plac·id (plās'ĭd) Pronunciation Key
A lake of northeast New York in the Adirondack Mountains. It is a noted winter sports center.

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placid

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

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placid
adjective
1.	(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "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"
2.	not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the repeated delays" [syn: equable]

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Placid Lakes, FL (CDP, FIPS 57407)
Location: (27.258691, -81.402605)
Population (2000): 3,054 (1,615 housing units)
Area: 18.294924 sq mi (land), 0.024080 sq mi (water)

Lake Placid, FL (town, FIPS 38625)
Location: (27.296252, -81.364817)
Population (2000): 1,668 (776 housing units)
Area: 2.565212 sq mi (land), 0.270307 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 33852

Lake Placid, FL (CCD, FIPS 05591846)
Location: (27.288791, -81.366979)
Population (2000): 22,493 (12,426 housing units)
Area: 631.044702 sq mi (land), 43.955148 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 33852

Lake Placid, NY (village, FIPS 40761)
Location: (44.285691, -73.985404)
Population (2000): 2,638 (1,765 housing units)
Area: 1.378814 sq mi (land), 0.145846 sq mi (water)

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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.

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