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Placid vs Contented - What's the difference?

placid | contented | Related terms |

Placid is a related term of contented.


As adjectives the difference between placid and contented

is that placid is serene; calm while contented is satisfied.

As a verb contented is

(content).

placid

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • calm and quiet; peaceful; tranquil
    • a placid disposition
    a placid lake
  • * '>citation

    • Derived terms

    * placidness * placidity

    contented

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (content)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • satisfied
  • * 1795 , ISSN 0037-7333, volume 4, number 3, June 2010, page 72:
    • "I shall now die contented ," [Boswell] breathed, "since I have lived to see the present day."