placid
adjective
us
/ˈplæs.ɪd/ uk
/ˈplæs.ɪd/Meaning of placid in English
(Definition of placid from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
placid | Intermediate English
placid
adjective
us
/ˈplæs·ɪd/Examples of placid
placid
Most literary festivals are placid affairs in which writers exchange ideas and autographs and occasionally get tanked.
From Huffington Post
She said the creek was normally a placid stream where she and her sister played.
From OregonLive.com
In the end, it should sound like a placid surface with tremendous activity going on underneath.
From Plain Dealer
It is described as a placid creature that is seldom active.
Now it's a fraction of its old size, a quiet and placid little place.
From CNN
The brothers have the same upright way of walking, the same angular jaw and placid eyes.
From NJ.com
Thankfully it's much more placid now and the effects of altitude are your only concerns.
From Huffington Post
Not exactly what you'd call normal behavior for a placid vegetarian.
From Wired
Until then, the king's nearly 12-year reign had been remarkably placid.
From Foreign Policy
His admission to your verdant and placid sanctuary of creation is a matter of some urgency, and it may just save his miserable life.
From The New Yorker
The music can be deceptively placid one moment, blast off like a rocket the next, only to slam on the breaks for a false cadence.
From NPR
After each disaster plays out, the screen simply reverts to the placid city scene, as if it were just a game of make-believe.
From OregonLive.com
I think of a veil of placid waters smoothed over the worst one's psyche has to offer.
From Slate Magazine
His toggling between disgusting, aggressive sounds and sections of placid, pretty composition feel like gender-based code switching.
From The Verge
But posted warning signs are not always enough to deter swimmers tempted by placid-looking reservoir waters.
From Baltimore Sun
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sakin, uysal, halim selim…
placide, calme…
落（お）ちついた…
rustig…
klidný, mírný…
fredsommelig…
tenang…
สงบนิ่ง…
điềm tĩnh…
opanowany, pogodny…
lugn, mild, blid…
tenang…
ruhig…
rolig, fredfull, stillferdig…
спокійний, безтурботний…
спокойный, безмятежный…
