PLACIDITY

repose, quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility

(noun) a disposition free from stress or emotion

placidity, placidness

(noun) a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

placidity (usually uncountable, plural placidities)

The state of being placid; peacefulness.

Synonyms

• (state of being placid): composure, peacefulness, serenity

Source: Wiktionary


Pla*cid"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. placiditas: cf. F. placidité.]

Definition: The quality or state of being placid; calmness; serenity. Hawthorne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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