English Explanatory Dictionary

calm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
  2. Free of noise and disturbance.
  3. with few or no waves on the surface; not rippled.
  4. Without wind or storm.
  5. Good; alright; cool; OK.
noun
  1. The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.
  2. The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.
  3. The absence of wind; a period of time without wind.
verb
  1. To make calm.
  2. To become calm.
noun
  1. Initialism of café au lait macule.

Pronunciation

/kɑm/ /kɑlm/ /kɔm/ /kɔlm/ /kæm/ en-us-calm.ogg /kɑːm/ [kʰɑːm] /kaːm/ [kʰɐːm] [kʰäː(ɫ)m] [kʰɒː(ɫ)m] [kʰa(ː)m] /kam/ /kaɹm/ [ko(w)lm] [kälm]

Word forms

calm calmer more calm calmest most calm calme calms calming calmed

Etymology

From Middle English calm, calme, from Middle French calme, probably from Old Italian calma, of uncertain origin. Calma may derive from Late Latin cauma (“heat of the midday sun”), from Ancient Greek καῦμα (kaûma, “heat, especially of the sun”), from καίω (kaíō, “to burn”), or possibly from Latin caleō. Compare also Lombardic *chalm, *chalma (“frozenness”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kalmaz (“frozenness, cold”). Displaced native Middle English smilte (“quiet, still, gentle”) from Old English smylte (“quiet, tranquil, calm, serene”).

Synonyms

calm collected composed cool-headed equable equanimous equanimitable even-keeled even-minded even-tempered imperturbable laid-back level-headed mellow pacate pacific peaceable peaceful phlegmatic placid quiescent quiet relaxed roolie sedate serene still tranquil unexcited unfazed unflappable unflustered unperturbable unruffable unruffled untumultuous allay appease calm down cool off ease pacify quieten soothe subdue

Antonyms

angry nervous peevish stressed anxious disturbed windy stormy agitate excite

Related words

calmness pacify temperate

Derived words

becalm calm and collected calm as a cucumber calm as a millpond calm blue ocean calmen calmish calmly calmness calmth calm wind cool, calm and collected encalm uncalm uncalmable ice-calm calm before the storm calmful calmy clock calm dead calm calm down calm your tits calm your titties

Translations

Armenian: հանգստություն Armenian: խաղաղություն Bulgarian: спокойствие Bulgarian: покой Catalan: calma Chinese Mandarin: 平靜 /平静 Czech: klid Danish: ro Dutch: sereniteit Finnish: rauhallisuus Finnish: tyyneys Finnish: levollisuus Greek: ηρεμία Hebrew: רוגע Japanese: 平穏 Japanese: 平静 Macedonian: спо́којство Macedonian: спо́кој Macedonian: мир Polish: spokój Portuguese: calma Romanian: liniște Russian: поко́й Russian: споко́йствие Northern Sami: ráfálašvuohta Spanish: sosiego Spanish: calma Swedish: ro Swedish: lugn Turkish: sükûnet Turkish: dinginlik Ukrainian: спо́кій
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