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placidness

noun

Definition of placidnessnext
as in contentment

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  1. contentment
  2. quietude
  3. placidity
  4. calm
  5. easiness
  6. calmness
  7. serenity
  8. quiet
Noun
  • The Straits of Florida glisten and the sun leaves a feeling of hazy contentment.
    — Oliver Wu, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Being alone and posting about her journey ultimately helped Hoadley find contentment in her life.
    — Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of contentment
Noun
  • While this is an invitation to seek mental quietude, that stillness doesn’t cause God to communicate more clearly with us.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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
  • Fighting resumed a week ago The United States and Iran resumed attacks last week, following a month of relative calm, with the Strait of Hormuz and areas along Iran’s southern coast again being targeted.
    — Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The past week saw the first exchange of fire after a month of relative calm.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 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
  • Jia found that many of the current chatbots did not include features that embodied human values including trust, well-being and calmness.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Some mainland readers also visit the stores for non-political reasons, such as for their niche books or simply for their calmness.
    — KANIS LEUNG, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of calmness
Noun
  • The 94-passenger Amangati, which is now open for reservations and will set sail in spring 2027, embodies the hotel brand’s space and privacy design, and even offers a two-deck spa with a Japanese serenity garden.
    — Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The book is a detailed, and often very funny, account of his final years, filled with hope and despair, panic and joy and serenity.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of serenity
Noun
  • Amenities and experiences If the quiet of your casita and resplendence of Casa Grande are for the mind and body, Aman Spa is for the soul.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In the quiet that followed, Mark’s own drinking spiralled out of control.
    — Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of quiet
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“Placidness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placidness. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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