PLACIDNESS Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

placidness

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Definition of placidness

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Noun

Being alone and posting about her journey ultimately helped Hoadley find contentment in her life.

— Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Ogwumike in the interview also expressed contentment with the state of women’s basketball.

— Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 19 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

When there’s negative space, there’s an instant sense of calm that helps the room feel more intentional, even if the overall design is more layered and eclectic.

— Amanda Sims, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2026
National Guardsmen marched in the paralyzing heat, which, along with the shadows cast by a revolving sculpture in the courtyard, suggested the eerie calm before the gunfight in a Western.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of calm

Noun

Unlike his uneven performances throughout training camp, Klubnik showed poise and calmness, helping the Jets’ offense march down the field.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of calmness

Noun

Contemporary furnishings by Croatian design company Prostoria combine minimalism with comfort, adding to the overall sense of serenity.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
Bass was a picture of serenity while talking inside the Browns’ facility on Lou Groza Boulevard, named after the Hall of Fame offensive tackle/kicker known simply as The Toe.

— Tim Graham, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of serenity

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