1 (of a person or an animal) not easily excited or irritated:
a placid baby / horse
OPPHIGH-SPIRITED
2 calm and peaceful, with very little movement:
the placid waters of the lake
placidly adverb:
'Of course,' said Helen placidly. * The river sparkled placidly in the sun.
placidity noun [U]
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is placid a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, placid is tagged as adjective.
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