placid
pronunciation
How to pronounce placid in British English:
UK [ˈplæsɪd]
How to pronounce placid in American English:
US [ˈplæsɪd]
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- Adjective:
- free from disturbance
- not easily irritated
- without untoward incident or disruption
- taking life easy
Word Origin
- placid
- placid: see please
- placid (adj.)
- 1620s, from French placide (15c.) and directly from Latin placidus "pleasing, peaceful, quiet, gentle, still, calm," from placere "to please" (see please). Related: Placidly; placidness.
Example
- 1. The placid lake reflected the image of the trees .
- 2. Do not expect that debate to be as placid as the spotless sun .
- 3. It 's so placid , in fact , it almost feels sad in spots , perhaps to cater to all the people who feel blue over the holidays .
- 4. Now the government is trying to replace conventional images of colombia with different ones : white-sand beaches , colonial cities , jungle-clad mountains and placid coffee farms .
- 5. So are shoot-outs in normally placid tunisia .