placid
pla suhd
- s (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay - s not easily irritated
not everyone shared his placid temperament
remained placid despite the repeated delays
- I have vivid memories of my childhood, throwing stones in a placid pond and sitting on its side for hours.
- Anuz, a formerly placid town became symbolic of a country descending into economic turmoil and political instability after police firing killed several unemployed youth.
- GERMANY Seven Years War?The square-rigged, ruddy-cheeked, sea-trading folk of one of the quaintest old towns in Europe last week dropped their placid and peculiar.