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placid

adj · name · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈplæsɪd/ weak vowel distinction
  • [ˈphlæsɪd] weak vowel distinction
  • /ˈplæsəd/ weak vowel merger
  • [ˈphlæsəd] weak vowel merger
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  • rhymes with -æsɪd
  • CMU ARPABET: P L AE1 S AH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: P L AE1 S IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

calm and quiet; peaceful; tranquil

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a placid disposition
  • a placid lake

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cool-headed, serene, calm, steady, collected, composed, equable, equanimous, equanimitable, even-keeled, even-minded, even-tempered, imperturbable, laid-back, level-headed, mellow, pacate, pacific, peaceable, peaceful, phlegmatic, placid, quiescent, quiet, relaxed, roolie, sedate, still, tranquil, unexcited, unfazed, unflappable, unflustered, unperturbable, unruffable, unruffled, untumultuous

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

An unincorporated community in McCulloch County, Texas, USA, originally named for its tranquility.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: quiet, still, tranquil, smooth, unruffled

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

not easily irritated

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an equable temper
  • not everyone shared his placid temperament
  • remained placid despite the repeated delays

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: equable, even-tempered, good-tempered

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin placeō Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin placiduslbor. French placide English placid Borrowed from French placide, from Latin placidus (“peaceful, calm, placid”), from placeō (“please, satisfy”).

Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: هادئ — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Arabic: ساكن — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Bulgarian: спокоен (spokoen) — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Bulgarian: ведър (vedǎr) — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Bulgarian: мирен (miren) — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Catalan: plàcid — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Chinese Mandarin: 平靜 /平静 (píngjìng) — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寧靜 /宁静 (níngjìng) — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Czech: klidný — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Czech: poklidný — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Czech: tichý — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Dutch: rustig — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Dutch: vreedzaam — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Esperanto: trankvila — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Esperanto: kalma — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • French: placide — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • German: ruhig — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • German: friedlich — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • German: sanft — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Irish: séimh — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Italian: placido — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Japanese: 静かな (shizuka na) — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Japanese: 平静な (heisei na) — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Latin: placidus — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Manx: oayllaashagh — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Māori: māhuruhuru — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Māori: mākoha — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Polish: łagodny — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Polish: spokojny — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Portuguese: plácido — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Portuguese: calmo — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Portuguese: tranquilo — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Romanian: liniștit — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Romanian: placid — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Romanian: calm — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Russian: споко́йный (spokójnyj) — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Russian: безмяте́жный (bezmjatéžnyj) — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Russian: ми́рный (mírnyj) — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Sicilian: pràzitu — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Spanish: plácido — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Swedish: lugn — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Swedish: stilla — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Turkish: durgun — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Turkish: sakin — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Uzbek: sokin — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Zazaki: vınderde — calm and quiet; peaceful
  • Zazaki: vınderdi — calm and quiet; peaceful
Real reading context

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