PLACID


Meaning of PLACID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpla-səd ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin placidus, from placēre to please — more at please

Date: 1626

: serenely free of interruption or disturbance

placid skies

a placid disposition

also : complacent 1

Synonyms: see calm

• pla·cid·i·ty pla-ˈsi-də-tē, plə- noun

• plac·id·ly ˈpla-səd-lē adverb

• plac·id·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.