placidadj.

Brit.

/ˈplasɪd/, U.S.

/ˈplæsəd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin placidus.

Etymology: < classical Latin placidus pleasing, favourable, gentle, mild, calm < placēre to please (see placet int. and n.) + -idus -id suffix¹. Compare French placide (1495 in Middle French; rare before 19th cent.), Spanish plácido (1526 or earlier), Portuguese plácido (1567), Italian placido (a1364).

a. Mild, gentle; calm, peaceful; unruffled, tranquil, serene; (of a person) not easily upset or excited.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > meekness or mildness > [adjective]

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1614 T. Jackson Third Bk. Comm. Apostles Creede iii. xxi. §20 Testimonies..for the plentiful manner of effusion [of the Holy Ghost] and placid illapse into the souls of every sort.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §292 It conduceth unto long life, and to the more placid motion of the spirits.

1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. aaa j b To the end the placid Fruits of these my Labours..may be..preserved from the turbulent Storms of discontented Spirits.

1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iii. 217 That placid aspect and meek regard.

1727 A. Pope Miscellanies xi. 55 Little Charm of placid Mien, Miniature of Beauty's Queen, Hither British Muse of mine, Hither, all ye Græcian Nine, With the lovely Graces Three, And your pretty Nurseling see.

1775 S. Johnson Let. 21 July (1992) II. 253 That you sit down placid and content, disposed to enjoy the present.

1832 G. Downes Lett. from Continental Countries I. 93 The..Valley..of Interlaken..is altogether of a placid, pastoral character.

1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam ix. 12 Fair ship, that from the Italian shore, Sailest the placid ocean-plains.

1871 L. Stephen Playground of Europe iv. 223 The male population is distinctly of a placid temperament.

1908 J. Conrad Heart of Darkness i, in Youth 52 We felt..fit for nothing but placid staring.

1947 P. Larkin Girl in Winter ii. i. 72 The sea was so placid that only an occasional heave, a tiny hinting at illimitable strength, showed she was not on land.

1991 Sun (Baltimore) 18 Aug. (Our Maryland section) 10/1 It remains a placid, old-fashioned suburb.

†b. Of peaceful disposition towards another; free from anger or wrath. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > [adjective] > not enraged

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1663 L. Womock Aron-bimnucha or Antidote to cure Calamites 23 To make an atonement, to render him placid and gracious.

†2. Pleasing, agreeable, welcome. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective]

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1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. lix. 170 Those things..are made placide or disgustfull, as fond Opinion catches them.

Compounds

Forming (chiefly parasynthetic) adjectives, as placid-faced, placid-tempered, etc.

ΚΠ

1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. xiv. 165 A little fat placid-faced old gentleman.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. xii. 203 Mrs. Fairfax turned out to be what she appeared, a placid-tempered, kind-natured woman, of competent education and average intelligence.

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda I. i. v. 79 The neutral, placid-faced Miss Arrowpoint.

1909 Daily Chron. 7 Aug. 7/3 The round-faced, placid-eyed, spectacled man of unobtrusive appearance.

1928 D. H. Lawrence Woman who rode Away & Other Stories 63 The large, placid-seeming, fair-complexioned woman.

1936 E. Sitwell Victoria of Eng. i. 26 She [sc. the Princess of Leiningen] always..seemed to be moving, placid-tempered and obstinate, in a hurricane of flying feathers and loud-rustling silks.

2000 Washington Times (Nexis) 21 Jan. e6 A broken computer wields a demonic power capable of changing even the most placid-mannered mortal into a screaming lunatic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	placid
释义	placidadj. Brit. /ˈplasɪd/, U.S. /ˈplæsəd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin placidus. Etymology: < classical Latin placidus pleasing, favourable, gentle, mild, calm < placēre to please (see placet int. and n.) + -idus -id suffix¹. Compare French placide (1495 in Middle French; rare before 19th cent.), Spanish plácido (1526 or earlier), Portuguese plácido (1567), Italian placido (a1364). 1. a. Mild, gentle; calm, peaceful; unruffled, tranquil, serene; (of a person) not easily upset or excited. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > meekness or mildness > [adjective] stillc825 tamec888 mildeOE lithea1000 daftc1000 meekc1325 lambishc1374 meeklyc1375 benign1377 temperatec1380 quieta1382 gall-lessa1398 mansuetea1425 meeta1425 unwrathful1542 rageless1578 lamb-like?1592 mildya1603 milky1602 pigeon-livered1604 placid1614 spleenless?1615 passive1616 unprovokable1646 milken1648 uncaptious1661 stomachless1727 unindignant1789 pianoa1817 ireless1829 unquarrelsome1830 quiet-goinga1835 uncholeric1834 unoffendable1839 baby-milda1845 quiet-tempered1846 turtlish1855 pathic1857 1614 T. Jackson Third Bk. Comm. Apostles Creede iii. xxi. §20 Testimonies..for the plentiful manner of effusion [of the Holy Ghost] and placid illapse into the souls of every sort. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §292 It conduceth unto long life, and to the more placid motion of the spirits. 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. aaa j b To the end the placid Fruits of these my Labours..may be..preserved from the turbulent Storms of discontented Spirits. 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iii. 217 That placid aspect and meek regard. View more context for this quotation 1727 A. Pope Miscellanies xi. 55 Little Charm of placid Mien, Miniature of Beauty's Queen, Hither British Muse of mine, Hither, all ye Græcian Nine, With the lovely Graces Three, And your pretty Nurseling see. 1775 S. Johnson Let. 21 July (1992) II. 253 That you sit down placid and content, disposed to enjoy the present. 1832 G. Downes Lett. from Continental Countries I. 93 The..Valley..of Interlaken..is altogether of a placid, pastoral character. 1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam ix. 12 Fair ship, that from the Italian shore, Sailest the placid ocean-plains. View more context for this quotation 1871 L. Stephen Playground of Europe iv. 223 The male population is distinctly of a placid temperament. 1908 J. Conrad Heart of Darkness i, in Youth 52 We felt..fit for nothing but placid staring. 1947 P. Larkin Girl in Winter ii. i. 72 The sea was so placid that only an occasional heave, a tiny hinting at illimitable strength, showed she was not on land. 1991 Sun (Baltimore) 18 Aug. (Our Maryland section) 10/1 It remains a placid, old-fashioned suburb. †b. Of peaceful disposition towards another; free from anger or wrath. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > [adjective] > not enraged wrathlessa1350 angerless1547 unincensed1594 placidious1607 unspleened1633 unmoved1634 placid1663 unangered1813 unangry1876 1663 L. Womock Aron-bimnucha or Antidote to cure Calamites 23 To make an atonement, to render him placid and gracious. †2. Pleasing, agreeable, welcome. Obsolete. rare. 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Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. lix. 170 Those things..are made placide or disgustfull, as fond Opinion catches them. Compounds Forming (chiefly parasynthetic) adjectives, as placid-faced, placid-tempered, etc. ΚΠ 1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. xiv. 165 A little fat placid-faced old gentleman. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. xii. 203 Mrs. Fairfax turned out to be what she appeared, a placid-tempered, kind-natured woman, of competent education and average intelligence. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda I. i. v. 79 The neutral, placid-faced Miss Arrowpoint. 1909 Daily Chron. 7 Aug. 7/3 The round-faced, placid-eyed, spectacled man of unobtrusive appearance. 1928 D. H. Lawrence Woman who rode Away & Other Stories 63 The large, placid-seeming, fair-complexioned woman. 1936 E. Sitwell Victoria of Eng. i. 26 She [sc. the Princess of Leiningen] always..seemed to be moving, placid-tempered and obstinate, in a hurricane of flying feathers and loud-rustling silks. 2000 Washington Times (Nexis) 21 Jan. e6 A broken computer wields a demonic power capable of changing even the most placid-mannered mortal into a screaming lunatic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1614
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