placidlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈplasᵻdli/, U.S.

/ˈplæsədli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: placid adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < placid adj. + -ly suffix². Compare French placidement (1611 in an isolated attestation, subsequently from 1803), Spanish plácidamente (1569 or earlier).

In a placid manner; mildly, calmly; peacefully, without agitation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > [adverb]

evenlyOE

egallyc1374

soberly1382

sadly?a1400

wellc1405

digestlya1522

calmly1597

placidly1635

sedately1646

equanimously1652

recollectedly1654

serenely1690

composedly1702

dispassionately1717

serene1728

unperturbedly?1786

solidly1799

tranquilly1801

relaxedly1819

collectedly1838

comfortably1872

equably1873

unagitatedly1894

the mind > emotion > calmness > meekness or mildness > [adverb]

mildOE

methelyOE

mildlyOE

meeklyc1175

mansuetelyc1429

placidly1635

impetulantly1821

unfrowardly1869

1635 T. Jackson Humiliation Sonne of God 348 Hee..sweetly and placidly resigned up his soule into his Fathers hands.

1695 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth 130 It..placidly distends the Tubes and Vessels of Vegetables.

1726 E. Thomas Poems Several Occasions 57 See! see, where good Sulpitia lies, With pallid Cheeks, and dying Eyes: So placidly she meets her Death, She seems to offer up her Breath.

1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 169 How placidly doth he recline his lovely little head!

a1817 J. Austen Northanger Abbey (1818) I. xi. 184 ‘No,’ replied her friend very placidly, ‘I know you never mind dirt.’

1877 ‘Mrs. Forrester’ Mignon I. 24 The two friends are placidly smoking their cigars by the open window.

1926 J. Devanny Butcher Shop xv. 168 The old lady was placidly knitting.

1986 B. Lopez Arctic Dreams (1987) ii. 45 The muskoxen grazing so placidly in the hills of the south.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	placidly
释义	placidlyadv. Brit. /ˈplasᵻdli/, U.S. /ˈplæsədli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: placid adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < placid adj. + -ly suffix². Compare French placidement (1611 in an isolated attestation, subsequently from 1803), Spanish plácidamente (1569 or earlier). In a placid manner; mildly, calmly; peacefully, without agitation. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > [adverb] evenlyOE egallyc1374 soberly1382 sadly?a1400 wellc1405 digestlya1522 calmly1597 placidly1635 sedately1646 equanimously1652 recollectedly1654 serenely1690 composedly1702 dispassionately1717 serene1728 unperturbedly?1786 solidly1799 tranquilly1801 relaxedly1819 collectedly1838 comfortably1872 equably1873 unagitatedly1894 the mind > emotion > calmness > meekness or mildness > [adverb] mildOE methelyOE mildlyOE meeklyc1175 mansuetelyc1429 placidly1635 impetulantly1821 unfrowardly1869 1635 T. Jackson Humiliation Sonne of God 348 Hee..sweetly and placidly resigned up his soule into his Fathers hands. 1695 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth 130 It..placidly distends the Tubes and Vessels of Vegetables. 1726 E. Thomas Poems Several Occasions 57 See! see, where good Sulpitia lies, With pallid Cheeks, and dying Eyes: So placidly she meets her Death, She seems to offer up her Breath. 1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 169 How placidly doth he recline his lovely little head! a1817 J. Austen Northanger Abbey (1818) I. xi. 184 ‘No,’ replied her friend very placidly, ‘I know you never mind dirt.’ View more context for this quotation 1877 ‘Mrs. Forrester’ Mignon I. 24 The two friends are placidly smoking their cigars by the open window. 1926 J. Devanny Butcher Shop xv. 168 The old lady was placidly knitting. 1986 B. Lopez Arctic Dreams (1987) ii. 45 The muskoxen grazing so placidly in the hills of the south. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1635
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