Modifies a noun

• temperament: Coco has always lived as an only cat but may settle with a feline companion if they have a placid temperament.

• lake: Allow yourself to be calm, cool, blue drop in the placid lake.

• water: Andrew and Simon together pulled the long oars, sending their boat across a placid water.

• surface: Two minor points; two ripples on the placid surface of educational life.

• dog: But why does a normally placid pet dog develop aggressive behavior?

• nature: The Shire is a strong character with a placid nature.

Modifying Another Word

• normally: The normally placid Folding Society was being rocked by cut throat competition.

• relatively: They are relatively placid animals and are kept in a cage, hutch or vivarium.

• usually: Even Teal'c's usually placid face wore a slightly startled expression.

• quite: His nature, when not enhanced by the electrical and chemical devices of his owner & trainer, is said to be quite placid.

• very: They are very nice to work with, very placid.

• so: At least she is so placid and mild that she doesn't lash out.

Used with adjective complement

• become: They may become irritable and aggressive or they may become very placid.

• remain: There are people who remain placid, some people require time to digest information.

• look: At the top was a wider section with the water gushing down a hole in the floor, but looking more placid upstream.