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adjective

Calm adj. (compar. calmer; superl. calmest)

Not stormy; without motion, as of winds or waves; still; quiet; serene; undisturbed. "Calm was the day." "Now all is calm, and fresh, and still."

Undisturbed by passion or emotion; not agitated or excited; tranquil; quiet in act or speech. "Calm and sinless peace." "With calm attention." "Such calm old age as conscience pure And self-commanding hearts ensure."

Synonyms: Still; quiet; undisturbed; tranquil; peaceful; serene; composed; unruffled; sedate; collected; placid.

noun

Calm n. Freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; a cessation or absence of that which causes motion or disturbance, as of winds or waves; tranquility; stillness; quiet; serenity. "The wind ceased, and there was a great calm." "A calm before a storm is commonly a peace of a man's own making."

verb

Calm v. i. (past & past part. calmed; pres. part. calming)

To make calm; to render still or quiet, as elements; as, to calm the winds. "To calm the tempest raised by Eolus."

To deliver from agitation or excitement; to still or soothe, as the mind or passions. "Passions which seem somewhat calmed."

Synonyms: To still; quiet; appease; allay; pacify; tranquilize; soothe; compose; assuage; check; restrain.

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Etymology of 'Calm'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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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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