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   calm

   /kɑːm/

   adjective

   • 1. not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions: "she had to keep calm at all costs" Similar serenetranquilrelaxedunruffledunperturbedunflusteredundisturbedunagitatedunmovedunbothereduntroubledequableeven-temperedimperturbablequietsteadyplacidpeacefulsedateunexcitableimpassivedispassionateunemotionalphlegmaticstolidcomposedcoolcollectedcool, calm, and collectedas cool as a cucumbercool-headedself-possessedcontrolledself-controlledpoisedinformal:unflappableunfazedtogetherlaid-backchillednonplussedrare:equanimousOpposite excitedupsetnervous
   • ▪ (of a place) peaceful after violent activity: "the city was reported to be calm, but army patrols remained"
   • 2. (of the weather) pleasantly free from wind: "the night was clear and calm" Similar windlessstilltranquilquietserenepeacefulpacificundisturbedrestfulbalmyhalcyonOpposite windystormy
   • ▪ (of the sea) not disturbed by large waves: "a dead calm sea" Similar tranquilstilllike a millpondsmoothglassyflatmotionlesswavelessunagitatedstorm-freeliterary:stillyOpposite roughstormy

   noun

   • 1. the absence of strong emotions; calm feelings: "his usual calm deserted him" Similar composurecoolnesscalmnessself-possessionsangfroidpresence of mindpoiseaplombself-controlserenitytranquillityequanimityimperturbabilityequabilityplacidnessplacidityimpassivenessimpassivitydispassionphlegmstolidityinformal:coolunflappabilityrare:ataraxyataraxiaOpposite anxiety
   • ▪ the absence of violent activity in a place: "the nation has experienced a period of relative calm and there is hope for sustained peace" Similar tranquillitystillnesscalmnessquietquietnessquietudepeacepeacefulnessserenitysilencehushrestfulnessreposeOpposite violenceunrest
   • 2. the absence of wind: "in the centre of the storm calm prevailed"
   • ▪ still air represented by force 0 on the Beaufort scale (less than 1 knot or 1 km/h).
   • ▪ an area of the sea without wind: "flat calms"

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) tranquil and quiet; soothe: "I took him inside and tried to calm him down" Similar soothepacifyplacatemollifyappeaseconciliatehushlullgentletranquillizequellallayalleviateassuagequieten (down)square offrare:dulcifyOpposite exciteupset
   • ▪ (of a person) become tranquil and quiet: "gradually I calmed down and lost my anxiety" Similar compose oneselfrecover/regain one's composurecontrol oneselfrecover/regain one's self-controlpull oneself togetherkeep one's headsimmer downcool downcool offtake it easyquieten downinformal:get a gripkeep one's coolplay it coolkeep one's shirt onwind downcome back down to earthchill outhang loosestay loosedecompressOpposite lose one's temper

   Word Origin late Middle English: via one of the Romance languages from Greek kauma ‘heat (of the day)’.

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