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placid
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
placid
(adjective)
Placid, Lake
(proper noun)
placid
/
ˈ
plæsəd/
adjective
placid
/
ˈ
plæsəd/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of PLACID
[
more placid; most placid
]
1
:
not easily upset or excited
a person with a sunny,
placid
disposition
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2
:
not moving much
:
calm and steady
the
placid
surface of the lake
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— placidity
/plə
ˈ
sɪdəti/
noun
[
noncount
]
the
placidity
of the quiet morning
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— placidly
adverb
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