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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

... Prosecutor had seized upon the paper, and of a truth Chauvelin had no longer cause to complain of his colleague's indifference. That doggerel rhyme, no less than the signature, had the power to rouse Fouquier-Tinville's ire, as it had that of disturbing Chauvelin's well-studied calm. ...

— The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel • Baroness Orczy

... de do' of Padgett's Creek Church, I can jest feel de Power of God. ('Uncle' George pats his foot and softly cries at this point, and his face takes on a calm and peaceful expression.) ...

— Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 1 • Various

... and exciting thoughts and all worry should be eliminated as far as possible before lying down. When we lie down, we should turn our attention away from the excitements of the world to something calm and reposeful. ...

— How to Add Ten Years to your Life and to Double Its Satisfactions • S. S. Curry

... not tell,—but his mind was entirely ravished and possessed by an absorbing impression of white, sculptured calm,— and he was as startled as though he had been brusquely awakened from a deep sleep, when the loud plaudits of the people made him aware that Sarasate had finished his programme, and was departing from the scene of his triumphs. ...

— Ardath - The Story of a Dead Self • Marie Corelli

... a dense pall of pungent vapor hung over roof and pavement, motionless in the calm August air; two houses were burning slowly, smothered in smoke; through a ruddy fog I saw the dead lying in mounds, the wounded moving feebly, the Prussian soldiery tossing straw into the hay-carts that ...

— The Maids of Paradise • Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

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