Definition of placid in English:

placid

adjective ˈplasɪdˈplæsəd

1Not easily upset or excited.
（人，动物）平和的，温和的
a placid, contented man
Example sentencesExamples
- In actual fact, any individual on the drug was so mild and placid, they stood more chance of being mugged themselves than causing a problem to anyone else.
- Some contend that he is too placid to succeed, and he understands why.
- His placid nature and sense of humour instilled confidence in patients seeking counselling.
- For years, he was a placid, unobtrusive student of his, but he's emerged from the long shadow cast by his mentor.
- The placid nature of many of the skits is due mostly in part to the fact that times have changed and so has the country's sense of what is funny.
- The Cancer child is usually very placid and serene, with a loving and sympathetic disposition.
- He's more placid, but can still be unpredictable and difficult.
- He was placid, very pleasant, proud, charming and unassuming.
- People should also avoid getting between a cow and her calf as the maternal instinct could make otherwise placid animals aggressive.
- Then a genuine live television moment happens, the sort of occasion that could induce hyperekplexia in the most placid soul.
- Despite his life going downhill, he was still described by people who knew him as a gentle, placid, easy-going, amiable man.
- Two open carriages each pulled by a pair of placid horses had begun to make their parking lot rounds when I sat down.
- To be fair, he makes a placid and generous early morning companion, unlikely to alarm with any gratuitous perkiness.
- They were easy targets, as the presence of people doesn't seem to disturb them and they are placid and friendly by nature.
- She is very placid and wouldn't do anything to upset an animal.
- Now five months old, the three sisters are described as ‘really placid babies’ by their mum and dad.
- The placid, short-legged Ryelands suited the purpose, but have not been kept by the Royal Family since those days.
- Normally, a placid, laissez-faire type, I began saying mean things about other drivers.
- To look after the wheelchair-bound at matches, you might think that only tolerant, placid individuals need apply.
- Chewie was just one-year-old whereas a lot of the other dogs were six or seven-years-old and a lot more placid but as long as Jessica is grooming him he is happy.
Synonyms
even-tempered, calm, equable, tranquil, imperturbable, unexcitable, peaceable, peaceful, serene, mild, gentle, quiet, cool, cool-headed, collected, {cool, calm, and collected}, composed, self-possessed, poised, easy-going, temperate, level-headed, steady, unruffled, unmoved, undisturbed, unperturbed, unemotional, phlegmatic, stolid, bovine
informal unflappable
rare equanimous
1. 1.1 Calm and peaceful, with little movement or activity.
  （尤指地方或水域）平静的，宁静的
  the placid waters of a small lake
  小湖平静的水面。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Theft is on the rise in previously placid rural areas.
  Kayaking on the ocean is not the same as kayaking on a placid lake.
  I had no ambition of asking for a luxurious house by a placid lake from my husband because I was used to hearing airplanes every day.
  When the wind blows, it can be a fearsome proposition, yet, like all links, it is vulnerable when the weather is calm and placid.
  Despite the placid surface that suggested a serene dream, he twitched occasionally, as if his eyes would burst wide awake.
  Ironically, the day of the Great Invasion was a very calm and placid one.
  At the southern tip of the city, another enterprising group is trying to market the placid backwaters of rural Kerala.
  It's the same in the fishing hamlets by this now calm and placid sea.
  Few know that Hebbal Lake is an ideal place for a quiet paddle on placid waters.
  But every one or two minutes, the placid water erupts in an explosion of mud, followed by a plume of white steam.
  Together, they go angling for the state's native muskie fish in the placid waters of Rib Lake.
  Life in the picturesque Yorkshire village of Knapely is pleasant, but placid to the point of paralysis.
  The moments sped, the ripples died away, the face of the pool grew placid and untroubled, and neither black nor golden head broke surface in quest of air.
  A couple of km further down the coast is a placid strip of sand known as Sunset Beach, which is a good option for the non-surfers.
  The Ouse may look placid, but it is cold, wide, deep and fast-flowing.
  We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far.
  The views were striking, with the Mountains of Mourne on our right and, just after Kilcoo, the placid waters of Lough Island Reavy on our left.
  The sea was so calm and placid on top but underneath, it was as busy as a train station.
  Their somewhat placid life is disturbed when an old friend comes to stay.
  It showed in her movements, those fine steps and twists that were as smooth as prized silk and as calm as the placid lake on a sunny day.
  Synonyms
  quiet, calm, tranquil, still, peaceful, motionless, smooth, waveless, pacific, unruffled, undisturbed, like a millpond
  restful, sleepy

Derivatives

placidity

noun pləˈsɪdɪtipləˈsɪdədi

Secondly, the team has suffered through a febrile 2005, falling off the pace, storming back into the race, and then settling for long stretches of placidity.
Example sentencesExamples
- In such works, the serene surface of domestic placidity is only occasionally ruffled by dissonant details: Lou presents a world that is as familiar as it is banal.
- Second, there was the placidity of the creatures.
- While acting in ‘good faith’ does not mean things will always turn out the way one wants them to, it does lead to placidity, and such placidity is a prerequisite for reflection.
- Hannah's remembrances of things past, however, are sometimes skewed by subtle dissonances and a sense of anxiety that disturb the apparent placidity of his picture-perfect world.

placidly

adverb ˈplasɪdliˈplæsədli

The tobacco people surely don't take this placidly.
Example sentencesExamples
- So life moved placidly forward, in his last days, from nonage to nonagenarianism, and boredom was the worst thing that could happen to him.
- Water buffalo and goats graze placidly alongside the track; elegant white cranes glide serenely across the paddy fields.
- He greets the news placidly and stands to leave.
- ‘When it's a lot of money people are less likely to take it placidly,’ she says.

placidness

noun ˈplasɪdnəs

There is more than enough reflection, placidness, crescendos and release to please any fan familiar with the group's work thus far.
Example sentencesExamples
- After her initial exasperation, she'd seemed to settle into a mood of placidness.
- They pierced the placidness of my ears with great anguish.
- That intellectualism eventually gave way to a certain kind of even less-compelling placidness.
- When the hood was removed it was found that the expression of the face was one of remarkable placidness, while the eyes were a bright expression.

Origin

Early 17th century: from French placide, from Latin placidus, from placere 'to please'.

Rhymes

Abbasid, acid, antacid, flaccid, Hasid

Definition of placid in US English:

placid

adjectiveˈplasədˈplæsəd

1(of a person or animal) not easily upset or excited.
（人，动物）平和的，温和的
this horse has a placid nature
这匹马性情温和。
Example sentencesExamples
- He's more placid, but can still be unpredictable and difficult.
- Now five months old, the three sisters are described as ‘really placid babies’ by their mum and dad.
- The Cancer child is usually very placid and serene, with a loving and sympathetic disposition.
- Two open carriages each pulled by a pair of placid horses had begun to make their parking lot rounds when I sat down.
- The placid nature of many of the skits is due mostly in part to the fact that times have changed and so has the country's sense of what is funny.
- Chewie was just one-year-old whereas a lot of the other dogs were six or seven-years-old and a lot more placid but as long as Jessica is grooming him he is happy.
- They were easy targets, as the presence of people doesn't seem to disturb them and they are placid and friendly by nature.
- The placid, short-legged Ryelands suited the purpose, but have not been kept by the Royal Family since those days.
- For years, he was a placid, unobtrusive student of his, but he's emerged from the long shadow cast by his mentor.
- Normally, a placid, laissez-faire type, I began saying mean things about other drivers.
- His placid nature and sense of humour instilled confidence in patients seeking counselling.
- People should also avoid getting between a cow and her calf as the maternal instinct could make otherwise placid animals aggressive.
- In actual fact, any individual on the drug was so mild and placid, they stood more chance of being mugged themselves than causing a problem to anyone else.
- She is very placid and wouldn't do anything to upset an animal.
- Despite his life going downhill, he was still described by people who knew him as a gentle, placid, easy-going, amiable man.
- To look after the wheelchair-bound at matches, you might think that only tolerant, placid individuals need apply.
- Then a genuine live television moment happens, the sort of occasion that could induce hyperekplexia in the most placid soul.
- He was placid, very pleasant, proud, charming and unassuming.
- To be fair, he makes a placid and generous early morning companion, unlikely to alarm with any gratuitous perkiness.
- Some contend that he is too placid to succeed, and he understands why.
Synonyms
even-tempered, calm, equable, tranquil, imperturbable, unexcitable, peaceable, peaceful, serene, mild, gentle, quiet, cool, cool-headed, collected, cool, calm, and collected, composed, self-possessed, poised, easy-going, temperate, level-headed, steady, unruffled, unmoved, undisturbed, unperturbed, unemotional, phlegmatic, stolid, bovine
1. 1.1 (especially of a place or stretch of water) calm and peaceful, with little movement or activity.
  （尤指地方或水域）平静的，宁静的
  the placid waters of a small lake
  小湖平静的水面。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I had no ambition of asking for a luxurious house by a placid lake from my husband because I was used to hearing airplanes every day.
  Life in the picturesque Yorkshire village of Knapely is pleasant, but placid to the point of paralysis.
  We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far.
  Few know that Hebbal Lake is an ideal place for a quiet paddle on placid waters.
  Kayaking on the ocean is not the same as kayaking on a placid lake.
  The moments sped, the ripples died away, the face of the pool grew placid and untroubled, and neither black nor golden head broke surface in quest of air.
  Despite the placid surface that suggested a serene dream, he twitched occasionally, as if his eyes would burst wide awake.
  When the wind blows, it can be a fearsome proposition, yet, like all links, it is vulnerable when the weather is calm and placid.
  A couple of km further down the coast is a placid strip of sand known as Sunset Beach, which is a good option for the non-surfers.
  Ironically, the day of the Great Invasion was a very calm and placid one.
  The Ouse may look placid, but it is cold, wide, deep and fast-flowing.
  It's the same in the fishing hamlets by this now calm and placid sea.
  The sea was so calm and placid on top but underneath, it was as busy as a train station.
  At the southern tip of the city, another enterprising group is trying to market the placid backwaters of rural Kerala.
  Theft is on the rise in previously placid rural areas.
  The views were striking, with the Mountains of Mourne on our right and, just after Kilcoo, the placid waters of Lough Island Reavy on our left.
  It showed in her movements, those fine steps and twists that were as smooth as prized silk and as calm as the placid lake on a sunny day.
  Together, they go angling for the state's native muskie fish in the placid waters of Rib Lake.
  Their somewhat placid life is disturbed when an old friend comes to stay.
  But every one or two minutes, the placid water erupts in an explosion of mud, followed by a plume of white steam.
  Synonyms
  quiet, calm, tranquil, still, peaceful, motionless, smooth, waveless, pacific, unruffled, undisturbed, like a millpond

Origin

Early 17th century: from French placide, from Latin placidus, from placere ‘to please’.

单词	placid
释义	Definition of placid in English: placid adjective ˈplasɪdˈplæsəd 1Not easily upset or excited. （人，动物）平和的，温和的 a placid, contented man Example sentencesExamples In actual fact, any individual on the drug was so mild and placid, they stood more chance of being mugged themselves than causing a problem to anyone else. Some contend that he is too placid to succeed, and he understands why. His placid nature and sense of humour instilled confidence in patients seeking counselling. For years, he was a placid, unobtrusive student of his, but he's emerged from the long shadow cast by his mentor. The placid nature of many of the skits is due mostly in part to the fact that times have changed and so has the country's sense of what is funny. The Cancer child is usually very placid and serene, with a loving and sympathetic disposition. He's more placid, but can still be unpredictable and difficult. He was placid, very pleasant, proud, charming and unassuming. People should also avoid getting between a cow and her calf as the maternal instinct could make otherwise placid animals aggressive. Then a genuine live television moment happens, the sort of occasion that could induce hyperekplexia in the most placid soul. Despite his life going downhill, he was still described by people who knew him as a gentle, placid, easy-going, amiable man. Two open carriages each pulled by a pair of placid horses had begun to make their parking lot rounds when I sat down. To be fair, he makes a placid and generous early morning companion, unlikely to alarm with any gratuitous perkiness. They were easy targets, as the presence of people doesn't seem to disturb them and they are placid and friendly by nature. She is very placid and wouldn't do anything to upset an animal. Now five months old, the three sisters are described as ‘really placid babies’ by their mum and dad. The placid, short-legged Ryelands suited the purpose, but have not been kept by the Royal Family since those days. Normally, a placid, laissez-faire type, I began saying mean things about other drivers. To look after the wheelchair-bound at matches, you might think that only tolerant, placid individuals need apply. Chewie was just one-year-old whereas a lot of the other dogs were six or seven-years-old and a lot more placid but as long as Jessica is grooming him he is happy. Synonyms even-tempered, calm, equable, tranquil, imperturbable, unexcitable, peaceable, peaceful, serene, mild, gentle, quiet, cool, cool-headed, collected, {cool, calm, and collected}, composed, self-possessed, poised, easy-going, temperate, level-headed, steady, unruffled, unmoved, undisturbed, unperturbed, unemotional, phlegmatic, stolid, bovine informal unflappable rare equanimous 1.1 Calm and peaceful, with little movement or activity. （尤指地方或水域）平静的，宁静的 the placid waters of a small lake 小湖平静的水面。 Example sentencesExamples Theft is on the rise in previously placid rural areas. Kayaking on the ocean is not the same as kayaking on a placid lake. I had no ambition of asking for a luxurious house by a placid lake from my husband because I was used to hearing airplanes every day. When the wind blows, it can be a fearsome proposition, yet, like all links, it is vulnerable when the weather is calm and placid. Despite the placid surface that suggested a serene dream, he twitched occasionally, as if his eyes would burst wide awake. Ironically, the day of the Great Invasion was a very calm and placid one. At the southern tip of the city, another enterprising group is trying to market the placid backwaters of rural Kerala. It's the same in the fishing hamlets by this now calm and placid sea. Few know that Hebbal Lake is an ideal place for a quiet paddle on placid waters. But every one or two minutes, the placid water erupts in an explosion of mud, followed by a plume of white steam. Together, they go angling for the state's native muskie fish in the placid waters of Rib Lake. Life in the picturesque Yorkshire village of Knapely is pleasant, but placid to the point of paralysis. The moments sped, the ripples died away, the face of the pool grew placid and untroubled, and neither black nor golden head broke surface in quest of air. A couple of km further down the coast is a placid strip of sand known as Sunset Beach, which is a good option for the non-surfers. The Ouse may look placid, but it is cold, wide, deep and fast-flowing. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. The views were striking, with the Mountains of Mourne on our right and, just after Kilcoo, the placid waters of Lough Island Reavy on our left. The sea was so calm and placid on top but underneath, it was as busy as a train station. Their somewhat placid life is disturbed when an old friend comes to stay. It showed in her movements, those fine steps and twists that were as smooth as prized silk and as calm as the placid lake on a sunny day. Synonyms quiet, calm, tranquil, still, peaceful, motionless, smooth, waveless, pacific, unruffled, undisturbed, like a millpond restful, sleepy Derivatives placidity noun pləˈsɪdɪtipləˈsɪdədi Secondly, the team has suffered through a febrile 2005, falling off the pace, storming back into the race, and then settling for long stretches of placidity. Example sentencesExamples In such works, the serene surface of domestic placidity is only occasionally ruffled by dissonant details: Lou presents a world that is as familiar as it is banal. Second, there was the placidity of the creatures. While acting in ‘good faith’ does not mean things will always turn out the way one wants them to, it does lead to placidity, and such placidity is a prerequisite for reflection. Hannah's remembrances of things past, however, are sometimes skewed by subtle dissonances and a sense of anxiety that disturb the apparent placidity of his picture-perfect world. placidly adverb ˈplasɪdliˈplæsədli The tobacco people surely don't take this placidly. Example sentencesExamples So life moved placidly forward, in his last days, from nonage to nonagenarianism, and boredom was the worst thing that could happen to him. Water buffalo and goats graze placidly alongside the track; elegant white cranes glide serenely across the paddy fields. He greets the news placidly and stands to leave. ‘When it's a lot of money people are less likely to take it placidly,’ she says. placidness noun ˈplasɪdnəs There is more than enough reflection, placidness, crescendos and release to please any fan familiar with the group's work thus far. Example sentencesExamples After her initial exasperation, she'd seemed to settle into a mood of placidness. They pierced the placidness of my ears with great anguish. That intellectualism eventually gave way to a certain kind of even less-compelling placidness. When the hood was removed it was found that the expression of the face was one of remarkable placidness, while the eyes were a bright expression. Origin Early 17th century: from French placide, from Latin placidus, from placere 'to please'. Rhymes Abbasid, acid, antacid, flaccid, Hasid Definition of placid in US English: placid adjectiveˈplasədˈplæsəd 1(of a person or animal) not easily upset or excited. （人，动物）平和的，温和的 this horse has a placid nature 这匹马性情温和。 Example sentencesExamples He's more placid, but can still be unpredictable and difficult. Now five months old, the three sisters are described as ‘really placid babies’ by their mum and dad. The Cancer child is usually very placid and serene, with a loving and sympathetic disposition. Two open carriages each pulled by a pair of placid horses had begun to make their parking lot rounds when I sat down. The placid nature of many of the skits is due mostly in part to the fact that times have changed and so has the country's sense of what is funny. Chewie was just one-year-old whereas a lot of the other dogs were six or seven-years-old and a lot more placid but as long as Jessica is grooming him he is happy. They were easy targets, as the presence of people doesn't seem to disturb them and they are placid and friendly by nature. The placid, short-legged Ryelands suited the purpose, but have not been kept by the Royal Family since those days. For years, he was a placid, unobtrusive student of his, but he's emerged from the long shadow cast by his mentor. Normally, a placid, laissez-faire type, I began saying mean things about other drivers. His placid nature and sense of humour instilled confidence in patients seeking counselling. People should also avoid getting between a cow and her calf as the maternal instinct could make otherwise placid animals aggressive. In actual fact, any individual on the drug was so mild and placid, they stood more chance of being mugged themselves than causing a problem to anyone else. She is very placid and wouldn't do anything to upset an animal. Despite his life going downhill, he was still described by people who knew him as a gentle, placid, easy-going, amiable man. To look after the wheelchair-bound at matches, you might think that only tolerant, placid individuals need apply. Then a genuine live television moment happens, the sort of occasion that could induce hyperekplexia in the most placid soul. He was placid, very pleasant, proud, charming and unassuming. To be fair, he makes a placid and generous early morning companion, unlikely to alarm with any gratuitous perkiness. Some contend that he is too placid to succeed, and he understands why. Synonyms even-tempered, calm, equable, tranquil, imperturbable, unexcitable, peaceable, peaceful, serene, mild, gentle, quiet, cool, cool-headed, collected, cool, calm, and collected, composed, self-possessed, poised, easy-going, temperate, level-headed, steady, unruffled, unmoved, undisturbed, unperturbed, unemotional, phlegmatic, stolid, bovine 1.1 (especially of a place or stretch of water) calm and peaceful, with little movement or activity. （尤指地方或水域）平静的，宁静的 the placid waters of a small lake 小湖平静的水面。 Example sentencesExamples I had no ambition of asking for a luxurious house by a placid lake from my husband because I was used to hearing airplanes every day. Life in the picturesque Yorkshire village of Knapely is pleasant, but placid to the point of paralysis. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. Few know that Hebbal Lake is an ideal place for a quiet paddle on placid waters. Kayaking on the ocean is not the same as kayaking on a placid lake. The moments sped, the ripples died away, the face of the pool grew placid and untroubled, and neither black nor golden head broke surface in quest of air. Despite the placid surface that suggested a serene dream, he twitched occasionally, as if his eyes would burst wide awake. When the wind blows, it can be a fearsome proposition, yet, like all links, it is vulnerable when the weather is calm and placid. A couple of km further down the coast is a placid strip of sand known as Sunset Beach, which is a good option for the non-surfers. Ironically, the day of the Great Invasion was a very calm and placid one. The Ouse may look placid, but it is cold, wide, deep and fast-flowing. It's the same in the fishing hamlets by this now calm and placid sea. The sea was so calm and placid on top but underneath, it was as busy as a train station. At the southern tip of the city, another enterprising group is trying to market the placid backwaters of rural Kerala. Theft is on the rise in previously placid rural areas. The views were striking, with the Mountains of Mourne on our right and, just after Kilcoo, the placid waters of Lough Island Reavy on our left. It showed in her movements, those fine steps and twists that were as smooth as prized silk and as calm as the placid lake on a sunny day. Together, they go angling for the state's native muskie fish in the placid waters of Rib Lake. Their somewhat placid life is disturbed when an old friend comes to stay. But every one or two minutes, the placid water erupts in an explosion of mud, followed by a plume of white steam. Synonyms quiet, calm, tranquil, still, peaceful, motionless, smooth, waveless, pacific, unruffled, undisturbed, like a millpond Origin Early 17th century: from French placide, from Latin placidus, from placere ‘to please’.
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