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.
noun
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
Meteorology. wind speed of less than 1 mile per hour (0.447 m/sec).
freedom from agitation, excitement, or passion; tranquillity; serenity: She faced the possibility of death with complete calm.
verb (used with object)
to make calm: He calmed the excited dog.
verb (used without object)
to become calm (usually followed by down).
Origin of calm
1350–1400; (noun, adj.) Middle Englishcalm(e) < Italiancalma (noun), calmo (adj.) < Late Latincauma summer heat (with l perhaps from Latincalēre to be hot) < Greekkaûma (stem kaumat-) burning heat; akin to kaíein to burn (see caustic); (v.) Middle Englishcalmen < Italiancalmare, derivative of the noun
Related formscalm·ing·ly, adverbcalm·ly, adverbcalm·ness, nounqua·si-calm, adjectivequa·si-calm·ly, adverbun·calm, adjectiveun·calm·ly, adverbun·calm·ness, noun
3. 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.
meteorolof force 0 on the Beaufort scale; without wind
not disturbed, agitated, or excited; under controlhe stayed calm throughout the confusion
tranquil; serenea calm voice
noun
an absence of disturbance or rough motion; stillness
absence of wind
tranquillity
verb
(often foll by down)to make or become calm
Derived Formscalmly, adverbcalmness, noun
Word Origin for calm
C14: from Old French calme, from Old Italian calma, from Late Latin cauma heat, hence a rest during the heat of the day, from Greek kauma heat, from kaiein to burn
late 14c., from Old French calme, carme "stillness, quiet, tranquility," from the adjective (see calm (adj.)).
calm
v.
late 14c., from Old French calmer or from calm (adj.). Related: Calmed; calming.
calm
adj.
late 14c., from Old French calme "tranquility, quiet," traditionally from Old Italian calma, from Late Latin cauma "heat of the mid-day sun" (in Italy, a time when everything rests and is still), from Greek kauma "heat" (especially of the sun), from kaiein "to burn" (see caustic). Spelling influenced by Latin calere "to be hot." Figurative application to social or mental conditions is 16c.
