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placid
plac·id P0343700 (plăs′ĭd)adj.1. a. Undisturbed by tumult or disorder; calm or quiet: led a placid life.b. Not agitated physically; not disturbed: a placid stream.2. Not easily upset or excited; mild or complacent: a placid demeanor. See Synonyms at calm. [Latin placidus, from placēre, to please; see plāk- in Indo-European roots.] pla·cid′i·ty (plə-sĭd′ĭ-tē), plac′id·ness (plăs′ĭd-nĭs) n.plac′id·ly adv.placid (ˈplæsɪd) adjhaving a calm appearance or nature[C17: from Latin placidus peaceful; related to placēre to please] placidity, ˈplacidness n ˈplacidly advplac•id (ˈplæs ɪd) adj. pleasantly calm or peaceful. [1620–30; < Latin placidus calm, quiet, akin to placēre to please; see -id4] pla•cid•i•ty (pləˈsɪd ɪ ti) plac′id•ness, n. plac′id•ly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | placid - (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"tranquil, unruffled, still, quiet, smoothcalm - (of weather) free from storm or wind; "calm seas" | | 2. | placid - not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the repeated delays"even-tempered, good-tempered, equablegood-natured - having an easygoing and cheerful disposition; "too good-natured to resent a little criticism"; "the good-natured policeman on our block"; "the sounds of good-natured play" |
placidadjective1. calm, cool, quiet, peaceful, even, collected, gentle, mild, composed, serene, tranquil, undisturbed, unmoved, untroubled, unfazed (informal), unruffled, self-possessed, imperturbable, equable, even-tempered, unexcitable She was a placid child who rarely cried. calm emotional, disturbed, passionate, agitated, temperamental, impulsive, excitable, tempestuous2. still, quiet, calm, peaceful, serene, tranquil, undisturbed, halcyon, unruffled the placid waters of Lake Erie still rough, disturbed, agitated, tempestuousplacidadjective1. Not excited or emotionally agitated:calm, peaceful, serene, tranquil.2. Motionless and undisturbed:calm, halcyon, peaceful, quiet, serene, still, stilly, tranquil, untroubled.Translationsplacid (ˈplasid) adjective calm and not easily disturbed or upset. a placid child. 溫和的 温和的ˈplacidly adverb 溫和地 温和地ˈplacidness noun 溫和 温和
placid Related to placid: Fault-findingSynonyms for placidadj calmSynonyms- calm
- cool
- quiet
- peaceful
- even
- collected
- gentle
- mild
- composed
- serene
- tranquil
- undisturbed
- unmoved
- untroubled
- unfazed
- unruffled
- self-possessed
- imperturbable
- equable
- even-tempered
- unexcitable
Antonyms- emotional
- disturbed
- passionate
- agitated
- temperamental
- impulsive
- excitable
- tempestuous
adj stillSynonyms- still
- quiet
- calm
- peaceful
- serene
- tranquil
- undisturbed
- halcyon
- unruffled
Antonyms- rough
- disturbed
- agitated
- tempestuous
Synonyms for placidadj not excited or emotionally agitatedSynonyms- calm
- peaceful
- serene
- tranquil
adj motionless and undisturbedSynonyms- calm
- halcyon
- peaceful
- quiet
- serene
- still
- stilly
- tranquil
- untroubled
Synonyms for placidadj (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy wavesSynonyms- tranquil
- unruffled
- still
- quiet
- smooth
Related Wordsadj not easily irritatedSynonyms- even-tempered
- good-tempered
- equable
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