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placidly

Adverb
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

In a calm, peaceful, serene, and undisturbed manner; describes tranquil nature or an unruffled state of mind in verse.

Detailed Definition
This adverb means to act or move without agitation or excitement. In the poem, it softens the opening command and sets a calm tone for the advice that follows.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Go placidly amid the noise and the haste” contrasts inner calm with public turmoil; “She walked placidly through the market’s roar,” shows the adverb modifying movement; In a quiet lyric, “the lake received the rain placidly” gives nature composure; A contemporary poem may use placidly ironically before sudden unrest
Additional Notes
The adverb "placidly" is less common in everyday speech, and the line shows it being used in a literary, elevated way.; Found in the poem, Desiderata by Max Ehrmann
Also Known As
calmly serenely peacefully
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