Dictionary Definition
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]
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Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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