placid[adjective]Synonyms: calm, collected, composed, equable, even-tempered, imperturbable, serene, tranquil, unexcitable, unruffled, untroubled
Antonyms: roiled, choleric
Contrasted words: fidgety, jittery, jumpy, skittery, agitated
Related Words: irenic,
peaceful,
serene,
unagitated,
unstirring,
detached,
inexcitable,
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plac‧id /ˈplæsəd, ˈplæsɪd/
adjective[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: placidus, from placere; ⇒ please2]
1. a placid person does not often get angry or upset and does not usually mind doing what other people want them to:
a large, placid baby She sat still, placid and waiting.2. calm and peaceful:
The lake was placid and still under the moonlight.—placidly adverb:
Dobbs stood at the entrance, placidly smoking his pipe.—placidity /pləˈsɪdəti, pləˈsɪdɪti/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲