Etymology

placidity

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Today it means: The state of being placid; peacefulness. Full definition →

Latin placiditās
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  1. Latin · derived fromplaciditās“mildness, placidity”
  2. English todayplacidity

From placid + -ity, from Latin placiditās (“mildness, placidity”).

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