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Synonyms
calm
peace
quietude
tranquillity
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plac⋅id
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ˈplæs
ɪd
/
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placidness
–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
/
pləˈsɪd
ɪ
ti
/
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pl
uh
-
sid
-i-tee
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plac⋅id⋅ness,
noun
plac⋅id⋅ly,
adverb
Synonyms:
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peaceful.
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plac·id
(plās'ĭd)
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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