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calm

  • adjective
  • /kɑm/

Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.

Other meanings

  1. Free of noise and disturbance.

  2. with few or no waves on the surface; not rippled.

Related words

  • becalm
  • calmen
  • calmish
  • calmly
  • calmness
  • calmth
  • calm and collected
  • encalm
  • uncalm
  • uncalmable
  • calm as a millpond
  • calm blue ocean

Example sentences

  • “Crisis management requires quick thinking and calm leadership.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "caleō".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “calm” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.