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
There also were store windows smashed in Georgetown on Wednesday night, casting some doubt on the city’s recommendations for business owners to maintain a sense of calm in advance of the election.
D.C. police and businesses prepare for possible Election Day unrest | Peter Hermann, Emily Davies | October 30, 2020 | Washington PostThe atmosphere around our region just won’t fully calm down.
D.C.-area forecast: Raindrops end this morning, then it gradually clears with breezy conditions | A. Camden Walker | October 30, 2020 | Washington PostUsually earnings tend to calm the market during periods of stress.
Wednesday’s FAAMG-led sell-off was no blip, tech bears say | Bernhard Warner | October 29, 2020 | FortuneOne officer repeatedly asked the man to calm down as a few demonstrators tried to restrain him.
Protesters demonstrate outside D.C. police station for second night after Karon Hylton’s death | Clarence Williams, Samantha Schmidt, Tom Jackman | October 29, 2020 | Washington PostThe all-stock deal unveiled on Tuesday should calm those fears.
But the calmness in rebel-held Donetsk on Sunday night suggested no big push is planned in the next few hours, at least.
Unlike coffee, tea has an amino acid that is associated with calmness: Theanine.
It prefers nonconfrontation, and calmness and softness of voice are valued when dealing with adversity.
Obama's Awkward Indonesia Trip | Sahil Mahtani, Kenneth Weisbrode | November 7, 2010 | THE DAILY BEASTAs Louis spoke with the stern calmness of a divorced heart, Wharton became other than he had ever seen him.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterWe recollect being greatly struck with the ominous calmness perceptible in the tone of this speech.
"Madame tells me that he is dead," said she, and Garnache was shocked at the comparative calmness with which she said it.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniHe wheeled round and faced her; his pale face working with emotion, but his voice subdued to calmness.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodTake you this man to husband, you who with such calmness sought to drive others into unwilling wedlock.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
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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