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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | placidus, from placere; PLEASE2 |
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plac‧id
1 a placid person does not often get angry or upset and does not usually mind doing what other people want them to : 
a large, placid babyShe sat still, placid and waiting.
a large, placid babyShe sat still, placid and waiting.2 calm and peaceful : The lake was placid and still under the moonlight.
The lake was placid and still under the moonlight. —placidly adverb: Dobbs stood at the entrance, placidly smoking his pipe.
Dobbs stood at the entrance, placidly smoking his pipe. —placidity
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