Placidity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling

a disposition free from stress or emotion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plæsˈɪdᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/plasˈɪdɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plasˈɪdɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /plæsˈɪdᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

placidness repose tranquility quiet tranquillity serenity

Word Forms

placid	adjective	not easily irritated
quiet	verb	make calm or still

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gelassenheit

ein Gefühl der Ruhe; ein ruhiges und ungestörtes Gefühl

🇫🇷French

placidité

un sentiment de calme ; un sentiment de calme et de tranquillité

🇪🇸Spanish

placidez

una sensación de calma; una sensación de tranquilidad y tranquilidad

🇮🇹Italian

placidità

una sensazione di calma; una sensazione tranquilla e indisturbata

🇳🇱Dutch

kalmte

een gevoel van kalmte; een rustig en ongestoord gevoel

🇵🇹Portuguese

placidez

uma sensação de calma; uma sensação tranquila e imperturbável

🇷🇺Russian

спокойствие

ощущение спокойствия; ощущение тишины и безмятежности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सौम्यता

शांति की अनुभूति; एक शांत और अबाधित एहसास

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বচ্ছলতা

প্রশান্তির অনুভূতি; একটি শান্ত এবং নিরবচ্ছিন্ন অনুভূতি

🇮🇳Tamil

அமைதி

அமைதி உணர்வு; ஒரு அமைதியான மற்றும் தொந்தரவு இல்லாத உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రశాంతత

ప్రశాంతత యొక్క భావన; ఒక నిశ్శబ్ద మరియు కలవరపడని అనుభూతి

🇮🇳Marathi

शांतता

शांततेची भावना; एक शांत आणि अबाधित भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંયમ

શાંતિની લાગણી; એક શાંત અને અવ્યવસ્થિત લાગણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಾಂತತೆ

ಶಾಂತತೆಯ ಭಾವನೆ; ಶಾಂತ ಮತ್ತು ಅಡೆತಡೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശാന്തത

ശാന്തതയുടെ ഒരു തോന്നൽ; ശാന്തവും തടസ്സമില്ലാത്തതുമായ ഒരു വികാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਮਰਤਾ

ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ; ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਾਂਤ ਅਤੇ ਅਸ਼ਾਂਤ ਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

نرمی

سکون کا احساس؛ ایک پرسکون اور بے ہنگم احساس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

平静

平静的感觉；一种安静、不受干扰的感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

穏やかさ

穏やかな気持ち。静かで邪魔されない感覚

🇰🇷Korean

평온함

평온한 느낌; 조용하고 방해받지 않는 느낌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự điềm tĩnh

một cảm giác bình tĩnh; một cảm giác yên tĩnh và không bị quấy rầy

🇹🇭Thai

ความสงบ

ความรู้สึกสงบ ความรู้สึกเงียบสงบและไม่ถูกรบกวน

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketenangan

perasaan tenang; perasaan tenang dan tidak terganggu

🇵🇭Filipino

katahimikan

isang pakiramdam ng kalmado; isang tahimik at hindi nababagabag na pakiramdam

🇲🇾Malay

ketenangan

perasaan tenang; perasaan yang tenang dan tidak terganggu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الهدوء

الشعور بالهدوء. شعور هادئ وغير منزعج

🇮🇷Persian

آرامش

احساس آرامش؛ یک احساس ساکت و بدون مزاحمت

🇹🇷Turkish

sakinlik

sakinlik hissi; sessiz ve rahatsız edilmeme hissi

🇮🇱Hebrew

שלווה

תחושת רוגע; תחושה שקטה ולא מופרעת

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