The definition of placid is calm or quiet.
(adjective)An example of placid is a still lake in the middle of a forest.
See placid in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: L placidus, akin to placere, to please
Related Forms:
Origin: descriptive
See placid in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
Origin:
Origin: Latin placidus
Origin: , from placēre, to please; see plāk-1 in Indo-European roots
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