placidness

/ˈpɫæsədnəs/ noun

The state or quality of being placid.

Word Origin Placidness comes from Latin placidus, from placere 'to please.' So a placid person is literally 'pleasing' in their calmness. The same root gives us complacent (pleased with oneself) and implacable (not able to be pleased). The PIE root *plāk- meant 'to be flat, calm,' which you can almost see in a placid lake. Placidness is the state of being pleasingly calm.

noun The state or quality of being placid. countable

The placidness of the lake at dawn was utterly breathtaking.

(名词) 平静;宁静;安宁;平和 【平静的状态】

黎明时分湖面的平静令人叹为观止。

(sustantivo) El estado o cualidad de ser plácido.

La placidez del lago al amanecer era absolutamente impresionante.

(nom) placidité; calme; sérénité; tranquillité [État ou qualité de ce qui est placide ; calme profond et sérénité imperturbable.]

Le calme placide du lac à l'aube était tout simplement saisissant.

(Substantiv) Gelassenheit; Ruhe; Stille [Der Zustand oder die Eigenschaft, ruhig, gelassen und frei von Aufregung oder Störung zu sein.]

Die **placidness** des Sees im Morgengrauen war einfach atemberaubend.

(名詞) 穏やかであること、平静な性質

夜明けの湖の静けさは息をのむほど美しかった。

(substantivo) placidez; serenidade; calma; sossego; tranquilidade [O estado ou qualidade de ser plácido.]

A placidez do lago ao amanhecer era absolutamente de tirar o fôlego.

Word parts: placid + ness

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