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Synonyms for placid
ˈplæs ɪdplacid
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
placid
That is calm which is free from disturbance or agitation; in the physical sense, free from violent motion or action; in the mental or spiritual realm, free from excited or disturbing emotion or passion. We speak of a calm sea, a placid lake, a serene sky, a still night, a quiet day, a quiet home. We speak, also, of "still waters," "smooth sailing," which are different modes of expressing freedom from manifest agitation. Of mental conditions, one is calm who triumphs over a tendency to excitement; cool, if he scarcely feels the tendency. One may be calm by the very reaction from excitement, or by the oppression of overpowering emotion, as we speak of the calmness of despair. One is composed who has subdued excited feeling; he is collected when he has every thought, feeling, or perception awake and at command. Tranquil refers to a present state, placid, to a prevailing tendency. We speak of a tranquil mind, a placid disposition. The serene spirit dwells as if in the clear upper air, above all storm and shadow.
The star of the unconquered will,
He rises in my breast,
Serene, and resolute, and still,
And calm, and self-possessed.Longfellow Light of Stars st. 7.Synonyms:
calm, collected, composed, cool, dispassionate, imperturbable, peaceful, quiet, sedate, self-possessed, serene, smooth, still, tranquil, undisturbed, unruffledAntonyms:
agitated, boisterous, disturbed, excited, fierce, frantic, frenzied, furious, heated, passionate, raging, roused, ruffled, stormy, turbulent, violent, wild, wrathful
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Princeton's WordNet
placid, quiet, still, tranquil, smooth, unruffledadjective
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
"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"
Synonyms:
inactive, smooth, motionless, suave, good-tempered, fluid, restrained, serene, static, muted, tranquil, soundless, unruffled, still, unflustered, quiet, hushed, silent, unflurried, even-tempered, subdued, unagitated, fluent, calm, equable, unperturbed, bland, noneffervescent, liquid, legato, politicAntonyms:
stormy, ill-naturedequable, even-tempered, good-tempered, placidadjective
not easily irritated
"an equable temper"; "not everyone shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the repeated delays"
Synonyms:
smooth, equable, still, good-tempered, unruffled, tranquil, quiet, even-temperedAntonyms:
ill-natured, stormy
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#390 | still | |
#1457 | cool | |
#2711 | static | |
#3533 | liquid | |
#3576 | collected | |
#3880 | smooth | |
#4205 | quiet | |
#5086 | fluid | |
#5152 | silent | |
#6541 | composed | |
#7387 | calm | |
#8075 | gentle | |
#8633 | peaceful | |
#10506 | inactive | |
#19975 | bland | |
#20530 | fluent | |
#23290 | tranquil | |
#23823 | serene | |
#26149 | restrained | |
#26166 | placid | |
#30789 | subdued | |
#32598 | muted | |
#34565 | undisturbed | |
#41906 | politic | |
#43361 | legato | |
#44165 | motionless | |
#49663 | suave | |
#53537 | hushed | |
#73655 | sedate | |
#82562 | dispassionate | |
#93905 | unperturbed | |
#139693 | soundless | |
#155572 | unruffled | |
#190039 | passionless | |
#211186 | imperturbable | |
#216596 | equable |
How to use placid in a sentence?
Lytton Strachey, Eminent Victorians (1918):
The history of the Victorian Age will never be written: we know too much about it. For ignorance is the first requisite of the historian - ignorance, which simplifies and clarifies, which selects and omits, with a placid perfection unattainable by the highest art.
The history of the Victorian Age will never be written we know too much about it. For ignorance is the first requisite of the historian - ignorance, which simplifies and clarifies, which selects and omits, with a placid perfection unattainable by the highest art.
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- هادئArabic
- sanft, ruhig, friedlichGerman
- trankvila, kalmaEsperanto
- plácidoSpanish
- placideFrench
- plaicIrish
- सौम्यHindi
- tenangIndonesian
- placidoItalian
- 平静, 静かJapanese
- māhuruhuruMāori
- kalmDutch
- łagodny, spokojnyPolish
- tranquilo, plácido, calmoPortuguese
- liniștitRomanian
- спокойный, безмятежный, мирныйRussian
- lugn, stillaSwedish
- sakinTurkish
- 柔和的Chinese
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