All 9 Uses of
placid
in
Of Human Bondage
- And Philip, easily moved by the emotion of others, very emotional himself notwithstanding a placid exterior, his face, partly by nature but also from the habit of all these years at school, seldom except by his quick flushing showed what he felt, Philip was deeply touched by what the master said.†
Chpt 19-20placid = calm and not easily excited
- Philip said nothing, and his face was perfectly placid; but he could not prevent the twinkle in his eyes.†
Chpt 21-22
- It was placid and sullen.†
Chpt 21-22
- At last even the placidity of Professor Erlin was moved, and he insisted that his wife should speak to the Chinaman.†
Chpt 29-30 *placidity = calmness
- A change came over Cronshaw's placid, round face.†
Chpt 49-50placid = calm and not easily excited
- His face was placid, but he could not prevent the mad beating of his heart.†
Chpt 55-56
- They thought him reasonable and praised his common sense; but he knew that his placid expression was no more than a mask, assumed unconsciously, which acted like the protective colouring of butterflies; and himself was astonished at the weakness of his will.†
Chpt 77-78
- The baby was sleeping placidly.†
Chpt 91-92placidly = calmly
- Sally attended to her business with serene competence and she accepted placidly the silence which to him was so embarrassing.†
Chpt 119-120