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placide

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See also: Placide

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin placidus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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placide (plural placides)

  1. calm, quiet, peaceful
    Synonyms: calme, paisible

Further reading

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Italian

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Adjective

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placide

  1. feminine plural of placido

Latin

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Etymology 1

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Adverb

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placidē (comparative placidius, superlative placidissimē)

  1. gently, calmly, gradually, peacefully, quietly, placidly

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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placide

  1. vocative masculine singular of placidus

References

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  • placide”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • placide”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • placide in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • placide in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.