- PLACID Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Though placid traces back to Latin placēre, meaning "to please," it isn't always as positive a term as its synonyms It can imply a lack of agitation rather than a true peace, and it sometimes suggests excessive self-satisfaction or even stupidity
- PLACID | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
Most literary festivals are placid affairs in which writers exchange ideas and autographs and occasionally get tanked
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Definition of placid adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- placid - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Adjective placid (comparative placider, superlative placidest) calm and quiet; peaceful; tranquil Synonyms: cool-headed, serene; see also Thesaurus: calm a placid disposition a placid lake
- Placid Definition Meaning - YourDictionary
Placid definition: Not easily upset or excited; mild or complacent
- American Heritage Dictionary Entry: placid
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 plac ē re, to please; see pl ā k- 1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots ]
- PLACID Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
PLACID definition: pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed See examples of placid used in a sentence
- Placid - definition of placid by The Free Dictionary
placid (ˈplæsɪd) adj having a calm appearance or nature [C17: from Latin placidus peaceful; related to placēre to please]
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