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Dictionary: plac·id   (plăs'ĭd) pronunciation
 
adj.
  1. Undisturbed by tumult or disorder; calm or quiet. See synonyms at calm.
  2. Satisfied; complacent.

[Latin placidus, from placēre, to please.]

placidity pla·cid'i·ty (plə-sĭd'ĭ-tē) or plac'id·ness (plăs'ĭd-nĭs) n.
placidly plac'id·ly adv.
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adjective

  1. Not excited or emotionally agitated: calm, peaceful, serene, tranquil. See calm/agitation.
  2. Motionless and undisturbed: calm, halcyon, peaceful, quiet, serene, still, stilly, tranquil, untroubled. See calm/agitation.

 
Antonyms: placid
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adj

Definition: calm, mild
Antonyms: agitated, excitable, excited, rough, stormy


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Calm or smooth. Also: Serene.

pronunciation If I weren't reasonably placid, I don't think I could cope with this sort of life. To be a diva, you've got to be absolutely like a horse. — Joan Sutherland

 
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - rolig, sindsligevægtig

Nederlands (Dutch)
rustig, kalm

Français (French)
adj. - placide

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ruhig, friedlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ατάραχος, γαλήνιος

Italiano (Italian)
placido, tranquillo, composto, calmo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - plácido, calmo

Русский (Russian)
спокойный, безмятежный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - plácido, sosegado, tranquilo, apacible

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - lugn

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
平静的, 平稳的, 沉著的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 平靜的, 平穩的, 沈著的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 평온한, 차분한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 静かな, 穏やかな, 落ち着いた, おとなしい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) هادئ, رائق, رابط الجأش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רגוע, רוגע, שליו, שקט‬


 
 
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