placidity
Pronunciations (6)
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/pləˈsɪdɪti/
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- Received-Pronunciation
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/pləˈsɪdəti/
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- US
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/pləˈsɪdəti/
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- Australia
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/pləˈsədəti/
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- New-Zealand
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/pləˈsɪdɪte/
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- Scotland
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pləˈsɪd.ə.ti
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- US
Noun
The state of being placid; peacefulness.
Usage- Uncountable
- usually
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More examples (2)
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.
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,[…]
The swift and indifferent placidity of that look troubled me.
Noun
a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling
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- Broader terms
a disposition free from stress or emotion
- Broader terms
Word forms
placidities