'Placid' definitions:
Definition of 'placid'
(from WordNet)
adjective
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water" [syn: placid, quiet, still, tranquil, smooth, unruffled]
adjective
Not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the repeated delays" [syn: equable, even-tempered, good- tempered, placid]
Definition of 'Placid'
From: GCIDE
- Placid \Plac"id\, a. [L. placidus, originally, pleasing, mild, from placere to please: cf. F. placide. See Please.] Pleased; contented; unruffied; undisturbed; serene; peaceful; tranquil; quiet; gentle. "That placid aspect and meek regard." --Milton. "Sleeping . . . the placid sleep of infancy." --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'placid'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affliction,
- at rest,
- bane,
- besetment,
- bother,
- botheration,
- calm,
- cloistered,
- collected,
- composed,
- cool,
- coolheaded,
- curse,
- detached,
- disease,
- dwindling,
- easy,
- easygoing,
- ebbing,
- epidemic,
- even-tenored,
- exasperation,
- halcyon,
- hushed,
- impassive,
- inexcitable,
- infestation,
- invasion,
- irenic,
- irritant,
- isolated,
- moldering,
- nuisance,
- outbreak,
- pacific,
- peaceable,
- peaceful,
- pes,
- pest,
- pestilence,
- philosophical,
- plague,
- poised,
- quiescent,
- quiet,
- rash,
- ravage,
- reposeful,
- reposing,
- restful,
- resting,
- scourge,
- secluded,
- self-possessed,
- sequestered,
- sequestrated,
- serene,
- sheltered,
- smooth,
- still,
- still as death,
- stillish,
- stilly,
- stoic,
- stolid,
- subsiding,
- tranquil,
- unagitated,
- undisturbed,
- unmoved,
- unperturbed,
- unruffled,
- unstirring,
- untroubled,
- waning