placid
Calm and not easily upset or excited.
placid in a sentence
- The placid pony stood perfectly still while the toddlers patted its nose.
- Even when the fire alarm rang, our placid teacher calmly led us outside without a hint of fuss.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to placid?
- Acalm
- Bfierce
- Cjumpy
- Dwild
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A: calm. The other three mean the opposite of placid.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to placid?
- Apeaceful
- Bcalm
- Cwild
- Dgentle
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C: wild. The other three mean nearly the same as placid.
Words that mean something similar
calm, gentle, peaceful
Words that mean the opposite
wild, jumpy, fierce
More words about character & personality
- pluck: The courage to do something scary.
- poised: Calm, steady and ready to act.
- pompous: Acting too grand and important.
- prudent: Careful and sensible, thinking ahead before you act.
- quirky: Unusual in an interesting or charming way.
- rascal: A cheeky person who behaves badly in a playful way.
- renowned: Famous and admired by many people.
- resilient: Able to bounce back quickly after something bad happens.
More words to explore
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Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test