■ adjective not easily upset or excited; calm: a ~ nature.
↘calm and peaceful: ~ waters.
Derivatives
~ity noun
~ly adverb
Origin
C17: from Fr. ~e , from L. ~us , from placere 'to please'.
■ adjective not easily upset or excited; calm: a ~ nature.
↘calm and peaceful: ~ waters.
Derivatives
~ity noun
~ly adverb
Origin
C17: from Fr. ~e , from L. ~us , from placere 'to please'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004