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Calm   /kɑm/  /kɑlm/   Listen
Calm

adjective
(compar. calmer; superl. calmest)
1.
Not agitated; without losing self-possession.  Synonyms: serene, tranquil, unagitated.  "Remained calm throughout the uproar" , "He remained serene in the midst of turbulence" , "A serene expression on her face" , "She became more tranquil" , "Tranquil life in the country"
2.
(of weather) free from storm or wind.
noun
1.
Steadiness of mind under stress.  Synonyms: calmness, composure, equanimity.
2.
Wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale.  Synonym: calm air.
verb
(past & past part. calmed; pres. part. calming)
1.
Make calm or still.  Synonyms: calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize.
2.
Make steady.  Synonyms: becalm, steady.
3.
Become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation.  Synonyms: calm down, chill out, cool it, cool off, settle down, simmer down.  "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again."
4.
Cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to.  Synonyms: sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize.



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"Calm" Quotes from Famous Books



... Prosecutor had seized upon the paper, and of a truth Chauvelin had no longer cause to complain of his colleague's indifference. That doggerel rhyme, no less than the signature, had the power to rouse Fouquier-Tinville's ire, as it had that of disturbing Chauvelin's well-studied calm. ...
— The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel • Baroness Orczy
... de do' of Padgett's Creek Church, I can jest feel de Power of God. ('Uncle' George pats his foot and softly cries at this point, and his face takes on a calm and peaceful expression.) ...
— Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 1 • Various
... and exciting thoughts and all worry should be eliminated as far as possible before lying down. When we lie down, we should turn our attention away from the excitements of the world to something calm and reposeful. ...
— How to Add Ten Years to your Life and to Double Its Satisfactions • S. S. Curry
... not tell,—but his mind was entirely ravished and possessed by an absorbing impression of white, sculptured calm,— and he was as startled as though he had been brusquely awakened from a deep sleep, when the loud plaudits of the people made him aware that Sarasate had finished his programme, and was departing from the scene of his triumphs. ...
— Ardath - The Story of a Dead Self • Marie Corelli
... a dense pall of pungent vapor hung over roof and pavement, motionless in the calm August air; two houses were burning slowly, smothered in smoke; through a ruddy fog I saw the dead lying in mounds, the wounded moving feebly, the Prussian soldiery tossing straw into the hay-carts that ...
— The Maids of Paradise • Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers


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