placidly

plac·id

 (plăs′ĭd)
adj.
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 placēre, to please; see plāk- in Indo-European roots.]

pla·cid′i·ty (plə-sĭd′ĭ-tē), plac′id·ness (plăs′ĭd-nĭs) n.
plac′id·ly adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.placidly - in a quiet and tranquil manner; "the sea now shimmered placidly before our eyes"
2.placidly - in a placid and good-natured manner; "I put the questions, and she answered them placidly"
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Translations
بِهُدوء، بِوَداعَه
klidně
fredsommeligt
ruhig
placidement
rólega
placidamenteserenamente
sakin sakin
温和地

placidly

[ˈplæsɪdlɪ] ADV [sit] → plácidamente, apaciblemente; [say, reply] → tranquilamente, sosegadamente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

placidly

[ˈplæsɪdli] advplacidement
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

placidly

advruhig, friedlich; speakbedächtig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

placidly

[ˈplæsɪdlɪ] advplacidamente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

placid

(ˈplasid) adjective
calm and not easily disturbed or upset. a placid child.
ˈplacidly adverb
ˈplacidness noun
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