placid
[ plas-id ]
/ ˈplæs ɪd /
adjective
pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed: placid waters.
Origin of placid
OTHER WORDS FROM placid
Words nearby placid
placentography,
placentoma,
placer,
placerville,
placet,
placid,
placido's disk,
placidyl,
placing,
plack,
plackart
Example sentences from the Web for placidness
Chalons is an ideally situated city, with a placidness which the slow current of the Sane does not disturb.
The Cathedrals of Southern France |Francis MiltounIn her whole attitude there is a sort of gravity and placidness, something of the half-asleep air of a person ruminating.
George Sand, Some Aspects of Her Life and Writings |Rene DoumicThe conversation of these innocent and guileless lovers was, as it were, in unison with the placidness of the evening.
Imogen |William Godwin
British Dictionary definitions for placidness
placid
/ (ˈplæsɪd) /
adjective
having a calm appearance or nature
Derived forms of placid
placidity (pləˈsɪdɪtɪ) or placidness, noun placidly, adverbWord Origin for placid
C17: from Latin
placidus peaceful; related to
placēre to please