calm
without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
not windy or stormy: a calm day.
free from excitement or passion; tranquil: a calm face;a calm manner.
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
Meteorology. wind speed of less than 1 mile per hour (0.447 meter per second).
freedom from agitation, excitement, or passion; tranquility; serenity: We look forward to the calm of the island after the summer residents have all returned to the mainland.She faced the possibility of death with complete calm.
to make calm: He calmed the excited dog.
to become calm (usually followed by down).
Idioms about calm
calm before the storm. See entry at calm before the storm.
Origin of calm
1synonym study For calm
Other words for calm
Opposites for calm
Other words from calm
- calm·ing·ly, adverb
- calm·ly, adverb
- calm·ness, noun
- qua·si-calm, adjective
- un·calm, adjective
- un·calm·ness, noun
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How to use calm in a sentence
Whatever, when his life of art, fame, and flashbulbs has calmed, Gilkes has one dream.
William, Kate, and Jay Z’s Favorite Art Star: Alexander Gilkes' World of Rock Stars and Royalty | Tim Teeman | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“The fears in epidemic proportion and they need to be calmed down,” he says.
By most accounts, the Times newsroom has calmed since Baquet resumed his duties full time a few weeks after going under the knife.
Dean Baquet, the NYT’s Executive Editor, on Jill Abramson, Race, Surviving Cancer—and TMZ Envy | Lloyd Grove | September 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI met my breaking point in this particular scene—halfway through, I had to be untied and calmed down.
My ‘Kink’ Nightmare: James Franco’s BDSM Porn Documentary ‘Kink’ Only Tells Part of the Story | Aurora Snow | August 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter the initial incident, things calmed down until the 2007 Golden Globe Awards.
How Awkward Will Isaiah Washington’s Return to ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Be? | Marina Watts | March 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Tiny silver fish darted to and fro beneath a tumbling waterfall and he felt calmed and reassured by the sight.
The Man from Time | Frank Belknap LongBefore the storm thus raised had calmed down, Mr Durant entered the room.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneI read and reread this letter ten times over; then the thought of the pain it would give to Marguerite calmed me a little.
Camille (La Dame aux Camilias) | Alexandre Dumas, filsBut there was a terrible silence in those two rooms, and in a few moments it chilled and calmed her.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThe reasons I gave her calmed her fears for awhile, but the trouble increased and she took fright again.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence | Eugne Sue
British Dictionary definitions for calm
/ (kɑːm) /
almost without motion; still: a calm sea
meteorol of force 0 on the Beaufort scale; without wind
not disturbed, agitated, or excited; under control: he stayed calm throughout the confusion
tranquil; serene: a calm voice
an absence of disturbance or rough motion; stillness
absence of wind
tranquillity
(often foll by down) to make or become calm
Origin of calm
1Derived forms of calm
- calmly, adverb
- calmness, noun
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