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Thesaurus: placid

Pleased; contented; unruffied; undisturbed; serene; peaceful; tranquil; quiet; gentle.

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  1. a. Pleased; contented; unruffied; undisturbed; serene; peaceful; tranquil; quiet; gentle.
  2. adj. (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
  3. adj. not easily irritated
  4. Pleased; contented; unruffied; undisturbed; serene; peaceful; tranquil; quiet; gentle. "That placid aspect and meek regard." Milton. "Sleeping . . . the placid sleep of infancy." Macaulay.
  5. Pleased; contented; unruffied; undisturbed; serene; peaceful;tranquil; quiet; gentle. "That placid aspect and meek regard."Milton. "Sleeping . . . the placid sleep of infancy." Macaulay.
  6. j:100 s. (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves