placidity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pləˈsɪdəti/ (US)
- /pləˈsɪdɪte/ (Scotland)
- /pləˈsədəti/ (New-Zealand)
- /pləˈsɪdəti/ (Australia)
- /-tɪ/ (Scotland)
- /-dɪt-/ (US)
- /pləˈsɪdɪti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /-ti/ (Scotland)
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Etymology
From placid + -ity, from Latin placiditās (“mildness, placidity”).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state of being placid; peacefulness.
The swift and indifferent placidity of that look troubled me.
1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 200:And how could she bear such behaviour! Composure with a witness! to look on, while repeated attentions were offering to another woman, before her face, and not resent it.—That is a degree of placidity, which I can neither comprehend nor respect.
1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume III, chapter 10:Thus, in rapid succession, passed the thoughts of Rosilia, who, endeavouring to assume placidity, once more essayed to express her thanks to Mrs. Melbourne for her kind attentions,[…]
1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), chapter XVI, in Duty and Inclination: […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 207:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| placidities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
placidly · placidness · placid
Synonyms
serenity (state of being placid) · composure (state of being placid) · peacefulness (state of being placid)
Translations (14)
fr placidité (state of being placid) · uk спо́кій (state of being placid) · es placidez (state of being placid) · ro placiditate (state of being placid) · it placidezza (state of being placid) · ru споко́йствие (state of being placid) · la placiditās (state of being placid) · el ημεράδα (state of being placid) · tr sakinlik (state of being placid) · ca placidesa (state of being placid) · tr durgunluk (state of being placid) · ca placiditat (state of being placid) · it placidità (state of being placid) · bg спокойствие (state of being placid)