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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  placid
       adj 1: free from disturbance; "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: quiet, still, tranquil, unruffled]
       2: not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone
          shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite
          the repeated delays" [syn: equable, even-tempered, good-tempered]
       3: without untoward incident or disruption; "a placid
          existence"; "quiet times" [syn: quiet]
       4: taking life easy; "an easygoing man rarely stirred to
          anger"; "an air of placid sufficiency" [syn: easygoing]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  placid
     Αγγλικά a.
     ατάραχος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  placid
     Romanian a.
     (l en placid)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  placid
     a.
     calm and quiet; peaceful; tranquil

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  placid
     Romanian a.
     (l en placid)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  placid
     a.
     calm and quiet; peaceful; tranquil

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  placid
     Englanti a.
     leppoisa, levollinen, rauhallinen, tasainen, tyyni

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Placid /plˈasɪd/
  هادئ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  placid //ˈplæs.ɪd// 
  спокоен, ведър, мирен
  calm and quiet; peaceful