placid

Examples

• All

• Beautiful, placid water.

  The Bay (2012)

• You sit there with this placid look on your face.

  Alice, Darling (2022)

• We may never get her to be a calm, placid dog.

  Tabula Rasa (2018)

• You seem such a placid little thing.

  Rebecca (1940)

• The lake lies Placid before him, as it has all summer long.

• It's a quiet, placid kind of upbringing.

  The Mothman Legacy (2020)

• This water, placid now, is but a calm deception.

  Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)

• When they reached the man's room, they found a big placid fellow staring out the window at birds.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Through the park, tree-bordered, green-banked, the Avon flows, a small and placid stream.

  Heavenly Creatures (1994)

• The calm water mirrors the placid sky, balmy with purple clouds that signal day's end.

Synonyms

Q

quiet

vsplacid

∞ 1.0

Not making much noise

includes quietness but emphasizes steadiness against disturbance

S

still

vsplacid

∞ 1.0

Not moving or making a sound

covers that stillness but adds being not easily excited or disturbed

C

calm

vsplacid

735 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

is the same calmness but stresses not being easily disturbed

T

tranquil

vsplacid

27 4.6

Calm and peaceful without noise or movement

is similar but also applies strongly to people and situations

U

untroubled

vsplacid

4 3.5

Calm and not worried about problems

focuses more on being generally undisturbed rather than worry only

E

even-tempered

vsplacid

3 3.7

Calm and not easily annoyed or angry

is broader, covering calmness in people, water, and situations

U

unruffled

vsplacid

1 5.3

Still water with no wind or waves

applies the same calm idea across people, water, or situations

E

equable

vsplacid

1 7.3

A calm person who does not get angry or upset easily

shares calmness but is less about external stillness and scenes

U

unhysterical

vsplacid

1 6.8

Calm and not showing strong or out of control feelings in a stressful situation

is calmer in tone and applies beyond emotional control to scenes

E

easeful

vsplacid

1 5.8

Having a calm, relaxed, and graceful way of moving or acting

is more about simple calmness rather than effortless grace

I

ice cool

vsplacid

• Informal

1 6.2

Very calm and not nervous in a difficult situation

shares extreme calm but the key covers ordinary peaceful states too

S

steady-going

vsplacid

• UK

4.9

A person who stays calm and acts in a reliable way

is similar but focuses more on general calmness than reliability

U

unexcitable

vsplacid

6.7

Calm and not easily made nervous or emotional

adds a gentle peacefulness beyond simply low emotional reactivity

I

ice-calm

vsplacid

• Informal

7.9

Being very calm and not showing fear in a stressful situation

is similar but is generally milder and not necessarily extreme

S

stilly

vsplacid

• Archaic

9.9

A quiet, peaceful time or place with very little sound

uses plain calmness rather than poetic or literary tone

U

unharried

vsplacid

6.1

Calm and not rushed

focuses more on being undisturbed and emotionally steady rather than pace

Antonyms

A

agitated

49 4.1

Feeling nervous, upset, and not calm

E

excitable

14 4.1

Quick to become excited or nervous

How Calm

serene

38 3.9

tranquil

27 4.6

placid

15 5.0

composed

1 4.3

calm

735 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology