placid.

Peaceful and not easily agitated.

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Words that belong together

• placid lake
• placid expression

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The placid lake reflected the clouds.

Her placid expression concealed the effort of waiting.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more placid; superlative most placid where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.