Anagram Solver

Definitions for Calm

[1] without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
[2] not windy or stormy: a calm day.
[3] free from excitement or passion; tranquil: a calm face; a calm manner.
[4] freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
[5] Meteorology . wind speed of less than 1 mile per hour (0.447 m/sec).
[6] freedom from agitation, excitement, or passion; tranquillity; serenity: She faced the possibility of death with complete calm.
[7] to make calm: He calmed the excited dog.
[8] to become calm (usually followed by down ).
[9] almost without motion; still a calm sea
[10] meteorol of force 0 on the Beaufort scale; without wind
[11] not disturbed, agitated, or excited; under control he stayed calm throughout the confusion
[12] tranquil; serene a calm voice
[13] an absence of disturbance or rough motion; stillness
[14] absence of wind
[15] tranquillity
[16] (often foll by down) to make or become calm

Words related to Calm

serene, slow, smooth, soothing, mild, harmonious, placid, tranquil, low-key, cool, levelheaded, temperate, unflappable, impassive, relaxed, gentle, sedate, laid-back, aloof, amiable

Words nearby Calm

callot, callous, callow, calloway, callus, calm, calmative, calmette, calmodulin, calmy, calochortus

Origin of Calm

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

Other words from Calm

calm·ing·ly , adverb
calm·ly , adverb
calm·ness , noun
qua·si-calm , adjective
qua·si-calm·ly , adverb
un·calm , adjective
un·calm·ly , adverb
un·calm·ness , noun

Word origin for Calm

C14: from Old French calme, from Old Italian calma, from Late Latin cauma heat, hence a rest during the heat of the day, from Greek kauma heat, from kaiein to burn

Synonyms for Calm

cool, harmonious, low-key, mild, placid, serene, slow, smooth, soothing, tranquil, bucolic, halcyon, hushed, pacific, pastoral, reposing, still, at a standstill, at peace, bland, breathless, breezeless, in order, inactive, motionless, quiescent, reposeful, restful, rural, stormless, undisturbed, unruffled, waveless, windless