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- [kahm; older use kam; spelling pronunciation kahlm]
- /kɑm; older use kæm; spelling pronunciation kɑlm/
- /kɑːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kahm; older use kam; spelling pronunciation kahlm]
- /kɑm; older use kæm; spelling pronunciation kɑlm/
Definitions of calm word
- adjective calm A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement. 3
- adjective calm Calm is also a noun. 3
- verb calm If you calm someone, you do something to make them feel less angry, worried, or excited. 3
- uncountable noun calm Calm is used to refer to a quiet, still, or peaceful atmosphere in a place. 3
- adjective calm If someone says that a place is calm, they mean that it is free from fighting or public disorder, when trouble has recently occurred there or had been expected. 3
- verb calm To calm a situation means to reduce the amount of trouble, violence, or panic there is. 3
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Origin of calm
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; (noun, adj.) Middle English calm(e) < Italian calma (noun), calmo (adj.) < Late Latin cauma summer heat (with l perhaps from Latin calēre to be hot) < Greek kaûma (stem kaumat-) burning heat; akin to kaíein to burn (see caustic); (v.) Middle English calmen < Italian calmare, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Calm
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
calm popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
calm usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for calm
adj calm
- serene — calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled: a serene landscape; serene old age.
- slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- smooth — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- soothing — that soothes: a soothing voice.
- mild — amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others.
noun calm
- peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- tranquillity — quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity.
- quietness — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- stillness — silence; quiet; hush.
- calmness — without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
adjective calm
verb calm
- pacify — to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm: to pacify an angry man.
- soothe — to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
- settle down — to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- appease — If you try to appease someone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want.
- subside — to sink to a low or lower level.
Antonyms for calm
adj calm
- agitated — If someone is agitated, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.
- nervous — highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
- fierce — menacingly wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.
- frenzied — wildly excited or enthusiastic: frenzied applause.
- stormy — affected, characterized by, or subject to storms; tempestuous: a stormy sea.
noun calm
- turbulence — the quality or state of being turbulent; violent disorder or commotion.
- agitation — If someone is in a state of agitation, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.
- clamour — If people are clamouring for something, they are demanding it in a noisy or angry way.
- clamor — If people are clamoring for something, they are demanding it in a noisy or angry way.
- disturbance — the act of disturbing.
adjective calm
- biassed — a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned: illegal bias against older job applicants; the magazine’s bias toward art rather than photography; our strong bias in favor of the idea.
verb calm
- aggravate — If someone or something aggravates a situation, they make it worse.
- agitate — If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
- incite — to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- intensify — to make intense or more intense.
adverb calm
- aflutter — in or into a nervous or excited state
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