Hypertext Webster Gateway: "placid"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Placid \Plac"id\, a. [L. placidus, originally, pleasing, mild,
from placere to please: cf. F. placide. See {Please}.]
Pleased; contented; unruffied; undisturbed; serene; peaceful;
tranquil; quiet; gentle. ``That placid aspect and meek
regard.'' --Milton. ``Sleeping . . . the placid sleep of
infancy.'' --Macaulay.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
placid
adj 1: free from disturbance; "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" [syn: {quiet}, {still}, {tranquil}, {unruffled}]
2: not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone
shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite
the repeated delays" [syn: {equable}, {even-tempered}, {good-tempered}]
3: without untoward incident or disruption; "a placid
existence"; "quiet times" [syn: {quiet}]
4: taking life easy; "an easygoing man rarely stirred to
anger"; "an air of placid sufficiency" [syn: {easygoing}]
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.