placidity

2 definitions found

placidity - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Placidity \Pla*cid"i*ty\, n. [L. placiditas: cf. F.
     placidit['e].]
     The quality or state of being placid; calmness; serenity.
     --Hawthorne.
     [1913 Webster]

placidity - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  placidity
      n 1: a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling
           [syn: placidity, placidness]
      2: a disposition free from stress or emotion [syn: repose,
         quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity,
         tranquility]