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Placidity

Noun CEFR B2
pləˈsɪd.ə.ti

Definitions

The state of being placid; peacefulness.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Españolplacidez
Françaisplacidité
9 more languages
العربيةالهدوء
Catalàplacidesa
Ελληνικάημεράδα
Gàidhligmì-bhuaireas
한국어화평
Românăplaciditate
Українськаспокій

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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