What does calm mean?
Calm means (of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety..
Calm
/kɑm/ · adjective
Meaning
(of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety..
Definitions by Sense
- (of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
- (of a place or situation) Free of noise and disturbance.
- (of water) with few or no waves on the surface; not rippled.
- (of weather) Without wind or storm.
- (slang, MLE) Good; alright; cool; OK.
- (in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.
- (in a place or situation) The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.
- (meteorology) The absence of wind; a period of time without wind.
Example Sentences
Calm is the morn without a sound, Calm as to suit a calmer grief, And only thro’ the faded leaf The chestnut pattering to the ground: […]
Hi, welcome to Puma. If you need any help, my name's Kelly. That's calm, man[…]Thirty pounds is the limit, I think you'll pay no more, I'm sorry. Aight, fuck it! What, can I do chip and pin. Calm, I'ma put my pin in like boom!
Been living my life as a Kingpin. I'm calm with the heat of the kitchen.
Flexed up like they really move pally (Pally). I don't want ish just at me (At me). I just want money, that's calm (Calm). Teenager, never worry 'bout acne (Finch Fetti, Finch Fetti)
I really hit for the long ting, calm (Ha, ha). Who would've thought you woulda heard Yung Filly on drill (Filly on drill).
Calm on the seas, and silver sleep, And waves that sway themselves in rest, And dead calm in that noble breast Which heaves but with the heaving deep.
The wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
It was a calm ; so, forming a tandem of three boats, we commenced the slow business of towing the trophy to the Pequod.
Synonyms for calm
Antonyms for calm
Related Words
Word Forms
- calmer
- more calm
- calmest
- most calm
- calme
- calms
- calming
- calmed
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for calm?
Common synonyms include calm, collected, composed, cool-headed.
What is the opposite of calm?
Possible antonyms include angry, nervous, peevish, agitate.
How do you use calm in a sentence?
Calm is the morn without a sound, Calm as to suit a calmer grief, And only thro’ the faded leaf The chestnut pattering to the ground: […]
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