calm
Part of speech: adj
noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: climatology
meteorology
natural-sciences
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”).
Inflected forms:
form: calmer
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: more calm
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: calmest
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: most calm
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: calme
pos: adj
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: calms
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: calme
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: calms
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: calming
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: calmed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: calmed
pos: verb
tags: past
form: calme
pos: verb
tags: alternative
obsolete
Senses:
gloss: Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
pos: adj
gloss: Free of noise and disturbance.
pos: adj
examples: 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: […]
gloss: with few or no waves on the surface; not rippled.
pos: adj
gloss: Without wind or storm.
pos: adj
gloss: Good; alright; cool; OK.
pos: adj
tags: Multicultural-London-English
slang
examples: 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).
gloss: The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: 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.
gloss: The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The absence of wind; a period of time without wind.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: 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.
gloss: To make calm.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: to calm a crying baby
to calm the passions
to calm the tempest raised by Aeolus
gloss: To become calm.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
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
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
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