OTHER WORDS FOR calm
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Origin of calm
First recorded in 1350–1400; (noun and adjective) Middle English calm(e), from Italian calma (noun), calmo (adjective), from Late Latin cauma “summer heat” (with l perhaps from Latin calēre “to be hot”), from Greek kaûma (stem kaumat- ) “burning heat”; akin to kaíein “to burn” (see caustic); (verb) Middle English calmen, from Italian calmare, derivative of the noun
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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.
OTHER WORDS FROM calm
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British Dictionary definitions for calm
calm
/ (kɑːm) /
adjective
noun
verb
(often foll by down) to make or become calm
Derived forms of calm
calmly, adverbcalmness, nounWord 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
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