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
Since many of us will be homebodies this season, here are some ways to keep cool, calm and collected in your own space.
We are redoubling our efforts to keep the beaches and local businesses open, and get to a sense of calmer waters, but July 4 weekend will look a bit different this year.
A few days later, he let me row through some baby rapids, telling me where to aim the boat, giving me calm instructions to adjust the trajectory a little left or a little right.
The Eye-Opening Month I Spent Rafting the Grand Canyon | Brendan Leonard | June 30, 2020 | Outside OnlineThis is sort of a game but it’s mostly a way to calm yourself down since there’s not really any way to lose or compete.
Wholesome, positive –if not strange and mindless– content has become a balm to cure our anxiety, making it a great way of communication, a form of self-care that fills a void and provides a sense of calm that sheet masks and sourdough cannot.
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The government continues to call for calm while warning people to be on their guard.
France’s Wave of Crazy-Terror Christmas Attacks | Christopher Dickey | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPolice Commissioner Andrew Scipione asked residents to remain calm, amid fears of unrest.
Jihadi Siege in Sydney Ends in Gunfight | Courtney Subramanian, Lennox Samuels, Chris Allbritton | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe drama transfixed the normally calm Sydney, known for its laid-back vibe and relaxed population.
Jihadi Siege in Sydney Ends in Gunfight | Courtney Subramanian, Lennox Samuels, Chris Allbritton | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe allows the subject to float over to Hitchcock with a calm directness that I admire.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA doctor comes to his house and gives him shots of cortisone to calm the arthritic pain in his knees.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis treacherous sort of calm, we thought, might forbode a storm, and we did not allow it to lull us into security.
The expression of his features was calm and composed, and his eyes were raised to heaven with a look of hope and supplication.
That the weather being calm, he rowed round me several times, observed my windows and wire-lattices that defenced them.
Gulliver's Travels | Jonathan SwiftShe was putting her papers tidy again with calm fingers, while his own were almost cramped with the energy of suppressed desire.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodThe kites soared, and the boats rushed swiftly over the calm and glittering sea.
The Giant of the North | R.M. Ballantyne
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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