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adjective
1.
without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
2.
not windy or stormy: a calm day.
3.
free from excitement or passion; tranquil: a calm face; a calm manner.
noun
4.
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
5.
Meteorology. wind speed of less than 1 mile per hour (0.447 m/sec).
6.
freedom from agitation, excitement, or passion; tranquillity; serenity: She faced the possibility of death with complete calm.
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Calm
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verb (used with object)
7.
to make calm: He calmed the excited dog.
verb (used without object)
8.
to become calm (usually followed by down).
Origin:
1350–1400; (noun, adj.) Middle English calm(e) < Italian calma (noun), calmo (adj.) < Late Latin cauma summer heat (with l perhaps from Latin calēre to be hot) < Greek kaûma (stem kaumat-) burning heat; akin to kaíein to burn (see caustic); (v.) Middle English calmen < Italian calmare, derivative of the noun
1350–1400; (noun, adj.) Middle English calm(e) < Italian calma (noun), calmo (adj.) < Late Latin cauma summer heat (with l perhaps from Latin calēre to be hot) < Greek kaûma (stem kaumat-) burning heat; akin to kaíein to burn (see caustic); (v.) Middle English calmen < Italian calmare, derivative of the noun
Related forms
calm·ing·ly, adverb
calm·ly, adverb
calm·ness, noun
qua·si-calm, adjective
qua·si-calm·ly, adverb
EXPANDSynonyms
1. quiet, motionless. 3. placid, peaceful, serene, self-possessed. Calm, collected, composed, cool imply the absence of agitation. Calm implies an unruffled state, especially under disturbing conditions: calm in a crisis. Collected implies complete inner command of oneself, usually as the result of an effort: He remained collected in spite of the excitement. One who is composed has or has gained dignified self-possession: pale but composed. Cool implies clarity of judgment along with apparent absence of strong feeling or excitement, especially in circumstances of danger or strain: so cool that he seemed calm. 7. still, quiet, tranquilize; allay, assuage, mollify, soothe, soften.
1. quiet, motionless. 3. placid, peaceful, serene, self-possessed. Calm, collected, composed, cool imply the absence of agitation. Calm implies an unruffled state, especially under disturbing conditions: calm in a crisis. Collected implies complete inner command of oneself, usually as the result of an effort: He remained collected in spite of the excitement. One who is composed has or has gained dignified self-possession: pale but composed. Cool implies clarity of judgment along with apparent absence of strong feeling or excitement, especially in circumstances of danger or strain: so cool that he seemed calm. 7. still, quiet, tranquilize; allay, assuage, mollify, soothe, soften.
Antonyms
2. tempestuous. 3. agitated.
2. tempestuous. 3. agitated.
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Example Sentences
- Big, rounded shapes and pastel-tinted spreads encourage calm, while rhythmic verses describe action.
- This gripping document, a singular addition to Holocaust literature, speaks with calm clarity of the century's worst crimes.
- While one guy holds the horse to calm him down, the other slips on the bridle and then a blanket and saddle.
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Word Origin & History
calm
late 14c., from O.Fr. calme, traditionally from O.It. calma, from L.L. cauma "heat of the mid-day sun" (in Italy, a time when everything rests and is still), from Gk. kauma "heat" (especially of the sun), from kaiein "to burn." Spelling influenced by L. calere "to be hot." Figurative application to social
EXPANDor mental conditions is 16c.
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