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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.  
  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.
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placidly

adverb
1. in a quiet and tranquil manner; "the sea now shimmered placidly before our eyes" 
2. in a placid and good-natured manner; "I put the questions, and she answered them placidly" 

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Placidly

Plac"id*ly\, adv. In a placid manner.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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