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 series will explore what constitutes happiness in different cultures and show the travelers — and viewers — different approaches to contentment.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Yet as related here in the low-key delivery of someone who not just survived but lived to be 101 years old, Jaku was able to enjoy the love, peace, contentment and security he was denied in his youth.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 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
  • What was a place intended to find rural calm is now, thanks to Can Ferrereta, an essential spot where a five-star service is finally put on the map.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Martinez's comments have put United's leadership in the spotlight again and have broken the sense of calm at Old Trafford that Carrick had overseen since succeeding Amorim.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of calm
Noun
  • After a time, the normal chitchat and easiness of the room returned like a wound closing, the girls forgetting her intrusion.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
  • 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
  • Quince syrup helps soothe sore throats, while jujube syrup promotes calmness.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Ous’ goal came from the penalty spot; that gave us a bit more calmness.
    — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of calmness
Noun
  • Its moments of overstatement are entirely human, en route to a lighter, softer state of serenity.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Its central location in the old town (a seven-minute walk to the beach) is staggering given its overall feeling of serenity and calm.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of serenity
Noun
  • Eventually, the car exited the highway and pulled off into the nocturnal quiet of a random peninsula neighborhood.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of quiet
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“Placidness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placidness. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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