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 Definitions of placid  [ˈplæs ɪd]  

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Definition of 'placid' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) placid
pleasantly calm or peaceful.

Etymology:  (1620–30; < L placidus calm, quiet, akin to placēre to please ; see -id4)

Definition of 'placid' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) placid, quiet, still, tranquil, smooth, unruffled
(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"

2. (adj) equable, even-tempered, good-tempered, placid
not easily irritated
"an equable temper"; "not everyone shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the repeated delays"


Definition of 'placid' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) placid
calm and without disturbance
The lake was placid.; a placid look on her face


Definition of 'placid' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) placid
pleased; contented; unruffied; undisturbed; serene; peaceful; tranquil; quiet; gentle


Translation of 'placid' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: calm and not easily disturbed or upset
a placid child.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: vreedsaam, kalm Arabic flag Arabic: هادئ، وَديع Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: спокоен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: plácido Czech flag Czech: klidný, mírný German flag German: ruhig
Danish flag Danish: fredsommelig Greek flag Greek: ήρεμος Spanish flag Spanish: plácido
Estonian flag Estonian: rahulik Farsi flag Farsi: خونسرد؛ آرام Finnish flag Finnish: tyyni
French flag French: placide Hebrew flag Hebrew: שליו Hindi flag Hindi: सौम्य
Croatian flag Croatian: miran, spokojan Hungarian flag Hungarian: békés Indonesian flag Indonesian: tenang
Icelandic flag Icelandic: rólegur, stilltur Italian flag Italian: placido Japanese flag Japanese: おだやかな
Korean flag Korean: 차분한 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: ramus Latvian flag Latvian: rāms
Malay flag Malay: tenang Dutch flag Dutch: rustig Norwegian flag Norwegian: rolig, stillferdig
Polish flag Polish: pogodny Persian flag Persian: خونسرد؛ آرام Pashto flag Pashto: پوست، نرم، ږلى، دسړي سينې
Portuguese flag Portuguese: plácido Romanian flag Romanian: liniştit Russian flag Russian: спокойный
Slovak flag Slovak: mierny, spokojný Slovenian flag Slovenian: miren Serbian flag Serbian: miran
Swedish flag Swedish: lugn, mild, blid Thai flag Thai: สงบนิ่ง Turkish flag Turkish: sakin
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 溫和的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: спокійний, безтурботний Urdu flag Urdu: حليم، متحمل
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: điềm tĩnh Chinese flag Chinese: 温和的

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