placidity

Plac·id (pl

d), Lake

A lake of northeast New York in the Adirondack Mountains. It is a noted winter sports center.

plac·id (pl

adj.

1. Undisturbed by tumult or disorder; calm or quiet. See Synonyms at calm.

2. Satisfied; complacent.

[Latin placidus, from placre, to please; see plk-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

pla·cidi·ty (pl

-s

-t

), placid·ness (pl

d-n

s) n.

placid·ly adv.

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Noun	1.	placidity - a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling placidness calmness - a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement
	2.	placidity - a disposition free from stress or emotion serenity, tranquility, tranquillity, repose, quiet calm, calmness, composure, equanimity - steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity" ataraxia - peace of mind

Translations

placidity [pləˈsɪdɪtɪ] N → placidez f, apacibilidad f, tranquilidad f

placidity [pləˈsɪdɪti] n → placidité f

placidity

n → Ruhe f; (of person also) → Gelassenheit f; (of disposition) → Friedfertigkeit f; (of smile) → Stille f

placidity [pləˈsɪdɪtɪ] n → placidità

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calm
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composure
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equanimity
mildness
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quiet
quietness
repose
serenity
tranquility
tranquillity

I think his broad brow to be full of a prairie-like placidity, born of a speculative indifference as to death.

Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context

Wordsworth's own character, as we have already observed, was dominated by a certain contentment, a sort of naturally religious placidity, not often found in union with a poetic sensibility so [97] active as his; and this gentle sense of well-being was favourable to the quiet, habitual observation of the inanimate, or imperfectly animate, world.

The Guardian by Pater, Walter Horatio View in context

With the first full puff of the smoke he gave over his moans and yelps, the agitation began to fade out of him, and Daughtry, appreciatively waiting, saw the trembling go out of his hands, the pendulous lip-quivering cease, the saliva stop flowing from the corners of his mouth, and placidity come into the fiery remnants of his eyes.

Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context

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