Placid — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

not easily irritated

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plˈæsɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/plˈasɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plˈasɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /plˈæsɪd/.

Examples

a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay
the quiet waters of a lagoon
a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

smooth quiet equable even-tempered still unruffled good-tempered tranquil

Parts of Speech

adjective	(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves “a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay”
adjective	not easily irritated “an equable temper”

Word Forms

placidness	noun	a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling
quietness	noun	a state of peace and quiet
stillness	noun	calmness without winds
tranquility	noun	a state of peace and quiet
tranquillity	noun	an untroubled state; free from disturbances
smoothness	noun	the quality of having a level and even surface
good-temperedness	noun	a cheerful willingness to be obliging
placidity	noun	a disposition free from stress or emotion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ruhig

(eines Gewässers) frei von Störungen durch starke Wellen

🇫🇷French

placide

(d'un plan d'eau) exempt de perturbations par de fortes vagues

🇪🇸Spanish

plácido

(de un cuerpo de agua) libre de perturbaciones por olas fuertes

🇮🇹Italian

placido

(di uno specchio d'acqua) esente da disturbi dovuti a onde forti

🇳🇱Dutch

kalm

(van een watermassa) vrij van verstoring door zware golven

🇵🇹Portuguese

plácido

(de um corpo de água) livre de perturbação por ondas fortes

🇷🇺Russian

спокойный

(водоёма), не подверженного возмущению сильными волнами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सौम्य

(पानी के एक पिंड का) भारी लहरों से होने वाले व्यवधान से मुक्त

🇧🇩Bengali

শান্ত

(জলের দেহের) ভারী তরঙ্গ দ্বারা ঝামেলা থেকে মুক্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

அமைதியான

(ஒரு நீர்நிலை) கனமான அலைகளால் தொந்தரவு இல்லாமல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రశాంతమైన

(నీటి శరీరం) భారీ తరంగాల ద్వారా భంగం లేకుండా

🇮🇳Marathi

शांत

(पाण्याच्या शरीराचे) जड लाटांच्या त्रासापासून मुक्त

🇮🇳Gujarati

શાંત

(પાણીના શરીરનું) ભારે તરંગો દ્વારા ખલેલથી મુક્ત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಾಂತ

(ನೀರಿನ ದೇಹ) ಭಾರೀ ಅಲೆಗಳಿಂದ ಅಡಚಣೆಯಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശാന്തമായ

(ഒരു ജലാശയത്തിൻ്റെ) കനത്ത തിരമാലകളുടെ ശല്യത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മുക്തമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਂਤ

(ਪਾਣੀ ਦੇ ਸਰੀਰ ਦਾ) ਭਾਰੀ ਲਹਿਰਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨੀ ਤੋਂ ਮੁਕਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

پرسکون

(پانی کے جسم کا) بھاری لہروں سے خلل سے پاک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

平静的

（水体）不受大浪干扰的

🇯🇵Japanese

穏やかな

（水域の）激しい波による妨害がないこと

🇰🇷Korean

온화한

(물이) 큰 파도의 방해를 받지 않고

🇻🇳Vietnamese

điềm tĩnh

(của một vùng nước) không bị xáo trộn bởi sóng lớn

🇹🇭Thai

เงียบสงบ

(แหล่งน้ำ) ปราศจากคลื่นรบกวน

🇮🇩Indonesian

tenang

(perairan) bebas dari gangguan gelombang besar

🇵🇭Filipino

kalmado

(ng anyong tubig) na walang kaguluhan ng mabibigat na alon

🇲🇾Malay

tenang

(sebuah badan air) bebas daripada gangguan oleh ombak besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هادئ

(من جسم مائي) خاليًا من اضطراب الأمواج الشديدة

🇮🇷Persian

آرام

(از توده آب) عاری از مزاحمت امواج سنگین

🇹🇷Turkish

sakin

(bir su kütlesi) ağır dalgalardan etkilenmeyen

🇮🇱Hebrew

רוֹגַע

(של גוף מים) נקי מהפרעות על ידי גלים כבדים

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