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   plac·id

   /ˈplasəd/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or animal) not easily upset or excited: "this horse has a placid nature" Similar even-temperedcalmequabletranquilimperturbableunexcitablepeaceablepeacefulserenemildgentlequietcoolcoolheadedcollectedcool, calm, and collectedcomposedself-possessedpoisedeasygoingtemperatelevelheadedsteadyunruffledunmovedundisturbedunperturbedunemotionalphlegmaticstolidbovineinformal:unflappablenonplussedrare:equanimousOpposite excitabletemperamental
   • ▪ (especially of a place or stretch of water) calm and peaceful, with little movement or activity: "the placid waters of a small lake" Similar quietcalmtranquilstillpeacefulmotionlesssmoothwavelesspacificunruffledundisturbedlike a millpondrestfulsleepyOpposite stormyrough

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French placide, from Latin placidus, from placere ‘to please’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. placidity noun
   • 2. placidly adverb
   • 3. placidness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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