The meaning of Calm

verb

Diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry).

Usage examples:

The report attempted to educate the public and allay fears

verb

To make a negative emotion less strong or a problem less difficult

Usage examples:

I was nervous, but seeing her allayed my fears.

verb

Make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.

Usage examples:

He couldn't prevent her pain, only alleviate it

verb

To make pain or problems less severe

Usage examples:

The medicine did nothing to alleviate her discomfort.

noun

Self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation.

Usage examples:

Diana passed the test with aplomb

verb

Pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands.

Usage examples:

Amendments have been added to appease local pressure groups

verb

Make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.

Usage examples:

The letter assuaged the fears of most members

verb

To make unpleasant feelings less strong

Usage examples:

The government has tried to assuage the public's fears.

adjective

Characterized by pleasantly warm weather.

Usage examples:

The balmy days of late summer

noun

The state or quality of being free from agitation or strong emotion.

Usage examples:

Those who worked with him refer time and again to his calmness under pressure

noun

The state or feeling of being calm and in control of oneself.

Usage examples:

She was struggling to regain her composure

noun

The quality of being calm and not emotional

Usage examples:

You may feel nervous but don’t lose your composure in front of the camera.

verb

Stop (someone) being angry or discontented; placate.

Usage examples:

Concessions were made to conciliate the peasantry

verb

To end a disagreement or someone's anger by acting in a friendly way or slightly changing your opinions, or to satisfy someone who disagrees with you by acting in this way

Usage examples:

An independent adviser has been brought in to conciliate between the two sides involved in the conf…

noun

The quality or condition of being at a fairly low temperature.

Usage examples:

The coolness of the breeze

noun

The state or quality of being slightly cold

Usage examples:

There’s a slight coolness in the air., grace had felt some coolness between them., she’s known for …

verb

Sweeten.

Usage examples:

Cider pap dulcified with molasses

noun

Calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation.

Usage examples:

She accepted both the good and the bad with equanimity

noun

The state of being calm and in control of your emotions, esp. in a difficult situation

Usage examples:

In spite of her financial troubles, she faced the future with equanimity.

adjective

Having or showing a mild, kind, or tender temperament or character.

Usage examples:

A gentle, sensitive man

verb

Make or become gentle.

Usage examples:

Cobb's tone gentled a little

noun

A maggot, especially the larva of a blowfly, used as bait.

Usage examples:

He put the gentle on the hook

adjective

Denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful.

Usage examples:

The halcyon days of the mid 1980s, when profits were soaring

noun

A mythical bird said by ancient writers to breed in a nest floating at sea at the winter solstice, charming the wind and waves into calm.

Usage examples:

The halcyon, a mythical bird, is said to have laid its eggs in the nautilus' shell.

noun

A very happy or successful period in the past

Usage examples:

She recalled the halcyon days of her youth.

verb

Make (someone) be quiet or stop talking.

Usage examples:

He placed a finger before pursed lips to hush her

noun

A silence.

Usage examples:

A hush descended over the crowd

noun

Quiet or silence, esp. after noise

Usage examples:

A hush fell over the crowd., hush! you’ll wake the baby!

verb

Calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements.

Usage examples:

The rhythm of the boat lulled her to sleep

noun

A temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity.

Usage examples:

For two days there had been a lull in the fighting

verb

To cause someone to feel calm, sleepy, or safe

Usage examples:

The music lulled the infant to sleep., we were all lulled into thinking they wouldn't do anything.,…

verb

Appease the anger or anxiety of (someone).

Usage examples:

Nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify local conservationists

verb

To make someone less angry or upset, or to make something less severe or more gentle

Usage examples:

She was not mollified by his apology.

adjective

Peaceful in character or intent.

Usage examples:

A pacific gesture

noun

Short for pacific ocean.

adjective

Peaceful or helping to cause peace

verb

Quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of.

Usage examples:

He had to pacify angry spectators

verb

To cause someone who is angry or upset to be calm and satisfied

Usage examples:

The governor later apologized, but union members weren’t pacified., the us plans to send troops to …

adjective

Free from disturbance; tranquil.

Usage examples:

His peaceful mood vanished

verb

Make (someone) less angry or hostile.

Usage examples:

They attempted to placate the students with promises

verb

Cause to be more favorably inclined

verb

To stop someone from feeling angry

Usage examples:

She’s more easily placated than her husband.

noun

The quality of being calm

Usage examples:

The placidness of monet's garden

noun

The quality of being calm

Usage examples:

The placidness of monet's garden

noun

Graceful and elegant bearing in a person.

Usage examples:

Poise and good deportment can be cultivated

verb

Be or cause to be balanced or suspended.

Usage examples:

He poised motionless on his toes

noun

A unit of dynamic viscosity, such that a tangential force of one dyne per square centimetre causes a velocity change one centimetre per second between two parallel planes separated by one centimetre in a liquid.

verb

Put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force.

Usage examples:

Extra police were called to quell the disturbance

verb

To completely stop or end something

Usage examples:

The police were called in to quell the riot., he’s been unable to quell his wife’s suspicions.

adjective

Making little or no noise.

Usage examples:

The car has a quiet, economical engine

noun

Absence of noise or bustle; silence; calm.

Usage examples:

The ringing of the telephone shattered the early morning quiet

verb

Make or become silent, calm, or still.

Usage examples:

There are ways of quieting kids down

adjective

Having a quiet and soothing quality.

Usage examples:

The rooms were cool and restful

noun

Composure or coolness shown in danger or under trying circumstances.

Usage examples:

Offering the most welcoming stage for the talented, the city with equal sangfroid accepts the miser…

noun

The ability to stay calm in a difficult or dangerous situation

noun

Control over your emotions and actions; self-restraint

Usage examples:

They try to teach teamwork, self-control, and how to deal with adversity.

noun

The quality of being calm and in control of your emotions

Usage examples:

She shows remarkable self-possession for a child.

noun

The characteristic of being calm and in control of your emotions at all times

Usage examples:

He looked surprised but soon recovered his self-possession.

adjective

Calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil.

Usage examples:

Her eyes were closed and she looked very serene

noun

An expanse of clear sky or calm sea.

Usage examples:

Not a cloud obscured the deep serene

adjective

Peaceful and calm, or (of a person) not worried or excited

Usage examples:

He approached the job with the serene confidence that he could succeed where others had failed., he…

noun

The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled.

Usage examples:

An oasis of serenity amidst the bustling city

verb

Gently calm (a person or their feelings).

Usage examples:

A shot of brandy might soothe his nerves

verb

To cause someone to be less upset or angry, or to cause something to hurt less

Usage examples:

I picked up the crying child and tried to soothe her., a soothing ointment for sunburn

phrasal verb

Assume the attitude of a person about to fight.

Usage examples:

The two men squared off

phrasal verb

Placate someone.

Usage examples:

He was not very amused but we squared him off with a few free beers

phrasal verb

To oppose someone in a competition or prepare to fight someone

Usage examples:

Bradley is expected to square off with cook in the next election.

adjective

Not moving or making a sound.

Usage examples:

The still body of the young man

noun

Deep silence and calm; stillness.

Usage examples:

The still of the night

adverb

Up to and including the present or the time mentioned; even now (or then) as formerly.

Usage examples:

He still lives with his mother

adjective

Free from disturbance; calm.

Usage examples:

Her tranquil gaze

adjective

Calm, quiet, and peaceful

Usage examples:

I lay on the dock under a tranquil blue sky., the tranquility of the forest helps me relax., vets h…

adjective

Calm and peaceful and without noise, violence, worry, etc.

Usage examples:

She stared at the tranquil surface of the water., the hotel is in a tranquil rural setting., a spas…

noun

The quality or state of being tranquil; calm.

Usage examples:

Passing cars are the only noise that disturbs the tranquillity of rural life

noun

A peaceful, calm state, without noise, violence, worry, etc.

Usage examples:

Living in peace and tranquillity, i love the tranquillity of the countryside.

verb

(of a drug) have a calming or sedative effect on.

Usage examples:

One dose will tranquillize a 10,000 pound elephant

verb

To make an animal or person become unconscious or calm, especially with a drug

Usage examples:

A tranquillizing drug, the dogs were tranquillized with a dart gun and taken to a shelter.

adjective

Not disturbed.

Usage examples:

A quiet weekend of undisturbed tranquillity

adjective

Not interrupted or changed in any way

Usage examples:

Eight hours of undisturbed sleep

adjective

Without wind

Usage examples:

A windless day