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Placid

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

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Calm 84% connected

Freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; a cessation or absence of that which causes motion or disturbance, as of winds or waves; tranquility;…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Calm 84% connected

Freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; a cessation or absence of that which causes motion or disturbance, as of winds or waves; tranquility;…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Good-natured 84% connected

Naturally mild in temper; not easily provoked.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Good-natured 84% connected

Naturally mild in temper; not easily provoked.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Placidness 74% connected

The quality or state of being placid.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Placidness 74% connected

The quality or state of being placid.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Repose 74% connected

To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit.

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Repose 74% connected

To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Equable 92% connected

Equal and uniform; continuing the same at different times; -- said of motion, and the like; uniform in surface; smooth; as, an equable plain or globe.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Good-tempered 92% connected

Having a good temper; not easily vexed. See Good-natured.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Quiet 92% connected

In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Smooth 92% connected

Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Still 92% connected

Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tranquil 92% connected

Quiet; calm; undisturbed; peaceful; not agitated; as, the atmosphere is tranquil; the condition of the country is tranquil.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Unruffled 92% connected

Not ruffled or agitated; smooth; calm; tranquil; quiet.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Calm 84% connected

Freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; a cessation or absence of that which causes motion or disturbance, as of winds or waves; tranquility;…

words for calm 55% interchangeable

Calm and not easily excited.

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