calm

[Calm]

Just saying the word calm reminds you of how it feels to be calm steady, at rest, not agitated, chilled out, caaaaalllmmmm. Waters without waves? People without drama? Sounds calm.

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Freodom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; a cessation or abeence of that which causes motion or disturbance, as of winds or waves; tranquility; stilness; quiet; serenity.

Noun
steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"

Verb
cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"

Verb
make steady; "steady yourself"

Verb
become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again."

Verb
make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

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Adjective S.
marked by freedom from agitation or excitement; "the rioters gradually became calm and slowly dispersed"

Adjective
(of weather) free from storm or wind; "calm seas"

Adjective S.
not agitated; without losing self-possession; "spoke in a calm voice"; "remained calm throughout the uproar"

Adjective S.
characterized by absence of emotional agitation; "calm acceptance of the inevitable"; "remained serene in the midst of turbulence"; "a serene expression on her face"; "she became more tranquil"; "tranquil life in the country"


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.

n.
To make calm; to render still or quiet, as elements; as, to calm the winds.

n.
To deliver from agitation or excitement; to still or soothe, as the mind or passions.

super.
Not stormy; without motion, as of winds or waves; still; quiet; serene; undisturbed.

super.
Undisturbed by passion or emotion; not agitated or excited; tranquil; quiet in act or speech.


Calm

Calm , n. [OE. calme, F. calme, fr. It. or Sp. calma (cf. Pg. calma heat), prob. fr. LL. cauma heat, fr. Gr. burning heat, fr. to burn; either because during a great heat there is generally also a calm, or because the hot time of the day obliges us seek for shade and quiet; cf. Caustic] Freodom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; a cessation or abeence of that which causes motion or disturbance, as of winds or waves; tranquility; stilness; 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.

Calm

Calm, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Calmed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Calming.] [Cf. F. calmer. See Calm, n.] 1. To make calm; to render still or quet, as elements; as, to calm the winds.
To calm the tempest raised by Eolus.
2. To deliver from agitation or excitement; to still or soothe, as the mind or passions.
Passions which seem somewhat calmed.
Syn. -- To still; quiet; appease; ally; pacigy; tranquilize; soothe; compose; assuage; check; restrain.

Calm

Calm , a. [compar. Calmer ; super. Calmest ] 1. Not stormy; without motion, as of winds or waves; still; quiet; serene; undisturbed. "Calm was the day." Spenser.
Now all is calm, and fresh, and still.
2. Undisturbed by passion or emotion; not agitated or excited; tranquil; quiet in act or speech. "Calm and sinless peace." Milton. "With calm attention." Pope.
Such calm old age as conscience pure And self-commanding hearts ensure.
Syn. -- Still; quiet; undisturbed; tranquil; peaceful; serene; composed; unruffled; sedate; collected; placid.

Freodom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; a cessation or abeence of that which causes motion or disturbance, as of winds or waves; tranquility; stilness; quiet; serenity.

To make calm; to render still or quet, as elements; as, to calm the winds.

Not stormy; without motion, as of winds or waves; still; quiet; serene; undisturbed.

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Usage Examples

He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden.

I grew up looking at my father as to how to behave. In watching him I grasped so many things. His own temperament was of a calm person. He was very composed and I never saw anger in him. To me, that was fascinating.

Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.

A life can get knocked into a new orbit by a car crash, a lottery win or just a bleary-eyed consultant giving bad news in a calm voice.

Doubt is an uneasy and dissatisfied state from which we struggle to free ourselves and pass into the state of belief while the latter is a calm and satisfactory state which we do not wish to avoid, or to change to a belief in anything else.

But when I lose my temper, I find it difficult to forgive myself. I feel I've failed. I can be calm in a crisis, in the face of death or things that hurt badly. I don't get hysterical, which may be masochistic of me.

Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation.

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Other Usage Examples

Great events make me quiet and calm it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.

Children don't just play any more - they're far too busy learning to fence and taking extra French classes. In the end, you're actually doing more damage to your children by trying to hot-house them. It's far better to remain a calm parent.

I do not deny that I planned sabotage. I did not plan it in a spirit of recklessness nor because I have any love of violence. I planned it as a result of a calm and sober assessment of the political situation that had arisen after many years of tyranny, exploitation and oppression of my people by the whites.

But when women are moved and lend help, when women, who are by nature calm and controlled, give encouragement and applause, when virtuous and knowledgeable women grace the endeavor with their sweet love, then it is invincible.

After a storm comes a calm.

Affliction is the wholesome soil of virtue, where patience, honor, sweet humility, and calm fortitude, take root and strongly flourish.

A desire arises in the mind. It is satisfied immediately another comes. In the interval which separates two desires a perfect calm reigns in the mind. It is at this moment freed from all thought, love or hate. Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.

Be calm in arguing for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy.

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