- placidity
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Placidity — Pla*cid i*ty, n. [L. placiditas: cf. F. placidit[ e].] The quality or state of being placid; calmness; serenity. Hawthorne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
placidity — index composure, longanimity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
placidity — placid ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not easily upset or excited; calm. DERIVATIVES placidity noun placidly adverb. ORIGIN Latin placidus, from placere to please … English terms dictionary
placidity — noun see placid … New Collegiate Dictionary
placidity — See placid. * * * … Universalium
placidity — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Lack of emotional agitation: calm, calmness, peace, peacefulness, placidness, quietude, serenity, tranquillity. See CALM. 2. An absence of motion or disturbance: calm, calmness, hush, lull, peace, peacefulness,… … English dictionary for students
placidity — pla·cid·i·ty || plÉ™ sɪdÉ™tɪ n. serenity, quietness; tranquility, peacefulness … English contemporary dictionary
placidity — n. Calmness, quietness, serenity, composure, coolness, tranquillity, imperturbability, mildness, gentleness, peacefulness, placidness … New dictionary of synonyms
placidity — See: placid … English dictionary
placidity — noun 1. a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling • Syn: ↑placidness • Derivationally related forms: ↑placid (for: ↑placidness) • Hypernyms: ↑calmness … Useful english dictionary
