placidityn.

Brit.

/pləˈsɪdᵻti/, U.S.

/plæˈsɪdᵻdi/,

/pləˈsɪdᵻdi/

Forms: 1600s placiditie, 1700s– placidity.

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

Etymology: < classical Latin placiditās quietness, gentleness < placidus placid adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare French placidité (16th cent. in Middle French in an isolated attestation; subsequently from 1877), Italian placidità (a1597).

The quality of being placid; mildness, tranquillity, absence of agitation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > [noun]

resteOE

peacea1225

egalityc1374

tranquillityc1374

peaceabilityc1384

sobernessc1384

tranquille1412

quietness?a1425

evenheadc1440

equalitya1475

equability1531

sobermood1556

calmness1561

evenness1561

serenity1599

collection1602

equilibrium1608

calm1609

temperateness1609

composedness1611

recollection1611

temper1611

unpassionateness1611

placidity1619

sereneness1628

attemperature1635

quietationa1639

equableness1641

steadiness1642

sedateness1647

imperturbation1648

placidness1654

centredness1662

equanimity1663

composure1667

serenitude1672

equalness1675

unperturbedness1676

dispassion1690

quietism1735

serene1744

relaxednessa1750

self-composure1762

sober-mindedness1767

collectedness1789

unprovokedness1795

comfortableness1815

repose1815

levelness1824

dispassionateness1842

unruffledness1858

passionlessness1867

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

mildnessOE

meeknessc1175

mildshipa1200

meekshipc1225

stillness?c1225

mildheadc1300

mansuetudec1390

mansuetiea1500

placidity1619

placidness1654

milkiness1692

1619 W. Sclater Expos. 1 Thess. (ii. 7) 142 First Meeknesse; secondly Placiditie, as for want of a playner terme, I am forced to call it.

1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus viii. 144 Industry..is that which provokes men to labour and motion with chearfulness and placidity.

1729 J. Cooke Thirty nine Sermons Several Occasions 94 No malice or ill-nature or hard-dealings of wicked men..can ruffle its placidity and peace.

1766 S. Chandler Crit. Hist. Life David I. ii. 36 He..behaves with the utmost placidity, moderation, and calmness.

1816 G. Crabb Eng. Synonymes 187/2 Placidity is more of a natural gift; serenity is acquired.

1866 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighb. (1878) xix. 360 All the placidity of his countenance had vanished.

1919 P. G. Wodehouse Their Mutual Child i. viii. 95 The doctor munched a sandwich with the placidity of a summer boarder at a picnic.

1991 N.Y. Times 10 Dec. b11/3 He does not summon up wells of outrage or anger. Mostly, Mr. Hill recalls with placidity his youth during the flowering of the civil rights movement.

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

单词	placidity
释义	placidityn. Brit. /pləˈsɪdᵻti/, U.S. /plæˈsɪdᵻdi/, /pləˈsɪdᵻdi/ Forms: 1600s placiditie, 1700s– placidity. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin placiditās. Etymology: < classical Latin placiditās quietness, gentleness < placidus placid adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare French placidité (16th cent. in Middle French in an isolated attestation; subsequently from 1877), Italian placidità (a1597). The quality of being placid; mildness, tranquillity, absence of agitation. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > [noun] resteOE peacea1225 egalityc1374 tranquillityc1374 peaceabilityc1384 sobernessc1384 tranquille1412 quietness?a1425 evenheadc1440 equalitya1475 equability1531 sobermood1556 calmness1561 evenness1561 serenity1599 collection1602 equilibrium1608 calm1609 temperateness1609 composedness1611 recollection1611 temper1611 unpassionateness1611 placidity1619 sereneness1628 attemperature1635 quietationa1639 equableness1641 steadiness1642 sedateness1647 imperturbation1648 placidness1654 centredness1662 equanimity1663 composure1667 serenitude1672 equalness1675 unperturbedness1676 dispassion1690 quietism1735 serene1744 relaxednessa1750 self-composure1762 sober-mindedness1767 collectedness1789 unprovokedness1795 comfortableness1815 repose1815 levelness1824 dispassionateness1842 unruffledness1858 passionlessness1867 the mind > emotion > calmness > meekness or mildness > [noun] mildnessOE meeknessc1175 mildshipa1200 meekshipc1225 stillness?c1225 mildheadc1300 mansuetudec1390 mansuetiea1500 placidity1619 placidness1654 milkiness1692 1619 W. Sclater Expos. 1 Thess. (ii. 7) 142 First Meeknesse; secondly Placiditie, as for want of a playner terme, I am forced to call it. 1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus viii. 144 Industry..is that which provokes men to labour and motion with chearfulness and placidity. 1729 J. Cooke Thirty nine Sermons Several Occasions 94 No malice or ill-nature or hard-dealings of wicked men..can ruffle its placidity and peace. 1766 S. Chandler Crit. Hist. Life David I. ii. 36 He..behaves with the utmost placidity, moderation, and calmness. 1816 G. Crabb Eng. Synonymes 187/2 Placidity is more of a natural gift; serenity is acquired. 1866 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighb. (1878) xix. 360 All the placidity of his countenance had vanished. 1919 P. G. Wodehouse Their Mutual Child i. viii. 95 The doctor munched a sandwich with the placidity of a summer boarder at a picnic. 1991 N.Y. Times 10 Dec. b11/3 He does not summon up wells of outrage or anger. Mostly, Mr. Hill recalls with placidity his youth during the flowering of the civil rights movement. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1619
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