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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



... "Keep calm, my dear sir," Mr. Brunger soothed. "We shall return your cat. We have our data." He continued: "Now, sir, there are two ways of dealing with a gang. We can capture the gang or we can seduce ...
— Once Aboard The Lugger • Arthur Stuart-Menteth Hutchinson
... to say to you," he answered her, somewhat breathlessly, for he was uncertain what to do; he only knew that she must not go. "Yes, he is very ill—and distressed—his brain is excited—and we want to calm him. Surely you will come ...
— Prince Fortunatus • William Black
... a hundred-fold, may suffice to prove the folly of the idea that immortality came to "light through the gospel". The whole ancient world basked in the full sunshine of belief in the immortality of man, lived in it daily, voiced it in its literature, went with it in calm serenity through the ...
— Death--and After? • Annie Besant
... together of this great mind that is no more. We were calm. The night watcher wept as he listened ...
— The Memoirs of Victor Hugo • Victor Hugo
... bitterly, and could not at first believe it; but when I was alone with Amelia, the next day, she said to me, with that calm peacefulness which never left her, "I am going away from this world, Anna; yes, dear Anna, I am going to depart; I feel it, and ... I am ...
— Fanny, the Flower-Girl • Selina Bunbury


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