placid

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

   a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay

2. 2
   adj

   calm and quiet; peaceful; tranquil

   a placid disposition

3. 3
   adj

   not easily irritated

4. 4
   name

   An unincorporated community in McCulloch County, Texas, USA, originally named for its tranquility.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin placeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Latin -idus Latin placiduslbor. French placide English placid Borrowed from French placide, from Latin placidus (“peaceful, calm, placid”), from placeō (“please, satisfy”).