Placidity

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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