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French
Etymology
Inherited from Latin placidus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
placide (plural placides)
- calm, quiet, peaceful
- Synonyms: calme, paisible
Further reading
Italian
Adjective
placide
- feminine plural of placido
Latin
Etymology 1
Adverb
placidē (comparative placidius, superlative placidissimē)
- gently, calmly, gradually, peacefully, quietly, placidly
Etymology 2
Adjective
placide
- vocative masculine singular of placidus
References
- “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.