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| calm [ kaam ] |
adjective (comparative calm·er, superlative calm·est) |
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1. not anxious: without anxiety or strong emotion
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2. not stormy: smooth and without any large waves
  smooth sailing on calm seas
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3. not windy: without wind or storms
forecasting a calm evening after heavy rain
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4. not violent: free from civil disturbance or violence
The city was reported calm after a curfew was imposed.
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noun (plural calms) |
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1. peace and quiet: a situation of complete peace and quiet, with no noise, trouble, or anxiety
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2. absence of wind: still weather, without wind or waves caused by wind
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3. meteorology lowest point of Beaufort scale: a wind of no more than 1.6 km (1 mi) per hour, classified as the lowest force on the Beaufort scale
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transitive verb (past and past participle calmed, present participle calm·ing, 3rd person present singular calms) |
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make somebody less tense: to make somebody less anxious or upset
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| [14th century. Probably directly or via French calme< late Latin cauma "heat of the day" < Greek kauma] |
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| calm·ly adverb |
| calm·ness noun |
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