calm (noun)

  • 1CALM — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index calm noun balance, calm, stillness adjective calm, cool, gentle, pastoral, still verb calm, pacify agitation …

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  • 2calm´ness — calm «kahm, kahlm», adjective, noun, verb. –adj. 1. not stormy or windy; not stirred up; quiet; still: »In fair weather the sea is usually calm. SYNONYM(S): motionless, smooth, placid. 2. Figurative. not excited; peaceful: »Although she was frigh …

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  • 3calm´ly — calm «kahm, kahlm», adjective, noun, verb. –adj. 1. not stormy or windy; not stirred up; quiet; still: »In fair weather the sea is usually calm. SYNONYM(S): motionless, smooth, placid. 2. Figurative. not excited; peaceful: »Although she was frigh …

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  • 4calm — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other emotions. 2) peaceful and undisturbed. ► NOUN 1) a calm state or period. 2) (calms) an area of the sea without wind. ► VERB (often …

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  • 5calm before the storm — noun A period of peace before a disturbance or crisis; an unnatural or false calm before a storm. The meeting may be peaceful now, but this is only the calm before the storm …

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  • 6calm — index allay, alleviate, composure, controlled (restrained), dispassionate, ease, lull (noun), lull (ve …

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  • 7calm air — noun wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale • Syn: ↑calm • Hypernyms: ↑wind, ↑air current, ↑current of air • Part Holonyms: ↑Beaufort scale, ↑wind scale …

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  • 8calm wind — noun Wind that is slower than 3 knots …

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  • 9calm — [[t]kɑ͟ːm[/t]] ♦♦♦ calmer, calmest, calms, calming, calmed 1) ADJ GRADED A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement. She is usually a calm and diplomatic woman... Try to keep calm and just tell me what happened... She… …

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  • 10calm — calm1 [ kam ] adjective ** 1. ) not affected by strong emotions such as excitement, anger, shock, or fear: An hour after the accident, I was starting to feel calmer. stay/keep/remain calm: We were told to stay calm, that help was on the way. a )… …

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