different between restful vs placid

English

Etymology

From Middle English restful, restfulle, equivalent to rest +? -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???s(t)f?l/, IPA^(key): /???s(t)f(?)l/
• Hyphenation: rest?ful

Adjective

restful (comparative more restful, superlative most restful)

1. peaceful; having a peaceful aspect

   After a hard day, Sue found the beauty of the park especially restful.

2. restorative; aiding rest

   A restful night's sleep mended his spirits.

3. (computing) Alternative form of RESTful

Antonyms

• (peaceful): restless

Derived terms

• restfully
• restfulness
• unrestful

Anagrams

• fluster, fluters, furtles

English

Etymology

From French placide, from Latin placidus (“peaceful, calm, placid”), from place? (“please, satisfy”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?plæs.?d/
• Rhymes: -æs?d

Adjective

placid (comparative placider, superlative placidest)

1. calm and quiet; peaceful; tranquil

   a placid disposition

   a placid lake

   • 1941, Ogden Nash, "The Ant", in The Face is Familiar, Garden City Publishing Company, page 224.

     The ant has made himself illustrious / Through constant industry industrious. / So what? / Would you be calm and placid / If you were full of formic acid?

Derived terms

• placidness
• placidity

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French placide

Adjective

placid m or n (feminine singular placid?, masculine plural placizi, feminine and neuter plural placide)

1. placid

Declension

Related terms

• placiditate