placidness

noun

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as in contentment

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  1. contentment
  2. quietude
  3. placidity
  4. calm
  5. easiness
  6. calmness
  7. serenity
  8. quiet
Noun
  • His contentment is rocked by his mother’s absence — her yearning for something better.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The poetry of this movie, in short, is in Dafoe, who gives his finest performance in years—a long trek from bliss to despair to disillusionment, and finally to the odd contentment and consolation that disillusionment often brings.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of contentment
Noun
  • Rose lives in Tecopa, population 120, among people who’ve chosen the isolation, quietude, natural beauty and brutal conditions on purpose.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
  • But Smith’s direction of the pilot’s opening scenes also drives home the series’ tone, which turns on a dime between pastoral quietude and thrilling action.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026
Definition of quietude
Noun
  • What comes through most vividly is the sense of forced placidity, the assembly-line-like control over life and activity this country club comes to represent.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Season 2 drops that air of placidity and adds spice, genuine horror and feeling to the proceedings.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
Definition of placidity
Noun
  • Its name combines the calm associated with the moon and the playful curiosity of a monkey.
    — Emma Clapp, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026
  • There’s a careful sense of calm after the storm to these scenes — there’s quiet, and even laughter, but never even the faintest appearance of safety.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of calm
Noun
  • Playa de Los Muertos, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico To see Puerto Vallarta at its finest, Playa de Los Muertos is the Mexican city's beach-going easiness turned up to the max.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Dec. 2025
Definition of easiness
Noun
  • Banderas explained that his split from Griffith was smooth, and the two actors have remained on good terms thanks to the calmness of their breakup.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026
  • This also includes prioritizing calmness in your pacing, communication style, sensory design, customer service systems and even leadership culture.
    — Prof. Dr. Anabel von Preußen - Ternès von Hattburg, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of calmness
Noun
  • Birds chirp from atop the towering oak trees, and the peacefully running fountains set the tone for a serenity that'll carry through your weekend.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • While the moon has reclaimed its serenity, the implications of the uncontrolled collision continue to reverberate.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of serenity
Noun
  • In the quiet that followed, Mark’s own drinking spiralled out of control.
    — Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • Wow that the quiet of Sunday surfaces feelings the rest of the week buries.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
Definition of quiet
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