Placid vs Austere - What's the difference?
placid | austere |
calm and quiet; peaceful; tranquil
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Grim or severe in manner or appearance
Lacking trivial decoration; not extravagant or gaudy
As adjectives the difference between placid and austere
is that placid is serene; calm while austere is austere.placid
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- a placid disposition
- a placid lake
Derived terms
* placidness * placidityaustere
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- The headmistress was an austere old woman.
- The interior of the church was as austere as the parishioners were dour.