Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Placid

Placid , adjective

[Latin placidus, originally, pleasing, mild, from placere to please: compare French placide. See Please.]

Pleased; contented; unruffled; undisturbed; serene; peaceful; tranquil; quiet; gentle.
That placid aspect and meek regard. — Milton
Sleeping... the placid sleep of infancy. — Macaulay