Hypertext Webster Gateway: "placidity"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Placidity \Pla*cid"i*ty\, n. [L. placiditas: cf. F.
placidit['e].]
The quality or state of being placid; calmness; serenity.
--Hawthorne.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
placidity
n 1: a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling [syn:
{placidness}]
2: a disposition free from stress or emotion [syn: {repose}, {quiet},
{serenity}, {tranquillity}, {tranquility}]
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