placid
/icons/point.icon CALM, TRANQUIL, SERENE, PLACID, PEACEFUL mean quiet and free from disturbance.
CALM often implies a contrast with a foregoing or nearby state of agitation or violence.
e.g. the protests ended, and the streets were calm again
TRANQUIL suggests a very deep quietude or composure.
e.g. the tranquil beauty of a formal garden
SERENE stresses an unclouded and lofty tranquility.
e.g. watched the sunset of a serene summer's evening
PLACID suggests an undisturbed appearance and often implies a degree of complacency.
e.g. remained placid despite the criticism
PEACEFUL implies a state of repose in contrast with or following strife or turmoil.
e.g. grown peaceful in old age
adjective
(of a person or animal) not easily upset or excited:
〈人･動物が〉おとなしい, 落ち着いた(calm); 〈物･事が〉静かな, 穏やかな.
e.g. this horse has a placid nature.
(especially of a place or stretch of water) calm and peaceful, with little movement or activity:
e.g. the placid waters of a small lake.
DERIVATIVES
placidity |pləˈsidədē| noun
placidly |ˈplasədlē| adverb
placidness noun
ORIGIN
early 17th century: from French placide, from Latin placidus, from placere ‘to please’.