calmness

calm

 (käm)

adj. calm·er, calm·est

1. Nearly or completely motionless; undisturbed: the calm surface of the lake.

2. Not excited or agitated; composed: The president was calm throughout the global crisis.

n.

1.

a. An absence or cessation of motion; stillness.

b. A condition of no wind or a wind with a speed of less than 1 knot (1.15 miles per hour; 1.9 kilometers per hour), according to the Beaufort scale.

2. Tranquility or serenity: "an unaccustomed reticence that I took to be the calm that follows rage" (Jeanne Marie Laskas).

tr. & intr.v. calmed, calm·ing, calms

To make or become calm or quiet: A warm bath will calm you. After the storm, the air calmed.

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[Middle English calme, from Old French, from Old Italian calmo, from Late Latin cauma, heat of the day, resting place in the heat of the day, from Greek kauma, burning heat, from kaiein, to burn. N., from Middle English calme, from Italian calma, from Vulgar Latin *calma, from Late Latin.]

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calm′ly adv.

calm′ness n.

Synonyms: calm, peaceful, placid, serene, tranquil
These adjectives denote absence of excitement or disturbance: calm acceptance of the inevitable; a peaceful hike through the scenic hills; a soothing, placid temperament; spent a serene, restful weekend at the lake; hoped for a more tranquil life in the country. See Also Synonyms at cool.

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Calmness

 

See Also: PEACEFULNESS

1. Calm as a bathtub —George Garrett
2. Calm as a Buddhist —Elizabeth Taylor
3. Calm as a convent —Anon
4. Calm as a cud-chewing cow —Harold Adams
5. Calm as a frozen lake when ruthless winds blow fiercely —William Wordsworth
6. Calm as a gliding moon —Samuel Taylor Coleridge
7. Calm as a marble head —Eudora Welty
8. (I’m) calm as a Mediterranean sky —Frank Swinnerton
9. Calm as a mirror —Alexandre Dumas, pere
10. (The sky was) calm as an aquarium —Antoine de Saint-Exupery
11. Calm as an iceberg —Gelett Burgess
12. Calm as a slumbering babe —Percy Bysshe Shelley

    As part of our daily language this has evolved into “Calm as a sleeping baby.”

13. (Said it as) calm as a virgin discussing flower arrangement —George MacDonald Fraser
14. Calm as beauty —Robert Browning
15. Calm as dewdrops —William Wordsworth
16. Calm as fate —John Greenleaf Whittier
17. Calm as glass —Charlotte Bronte
18. Calm as ice —Nathaniel Hawthorne
19. Calm as if she were sitting for her portrait —Henry James
20. Calm as in the days when all was right —Friedrich von Schiller
21. Calm as night —Victor Hugo
22. (Voice) calm as the deepest cold —Sharon Sheehe Stark
23. Calm as the sky after a day of storm —Voltaire
24. Calm as virtue —William Shakespeare
25. Calm as water in a glass —standing water in clean cut glass —Reynolds Price
26. Calm descended (on the pool hall) as nerve shattering as if the (long barnlike) room were the ship from which Jonah had been cast into the sea —Flannery O’Connor
27. Calmed down, like a Corinthian column —John Ashbery
28. A calm … like the deep sleep which follows an orgy —Mark Twain
29. Cold as cucumbers —Beaumont and Fletcher

    In its original meaning this referred to sexual coldness. As currently used it means being calm, collected, or “Cool as a cucumber.” Poet Stevie Smith used the simile as a title for a poem which begins with this and two other cliches to describe the subject of the poem, a girl named Mary: “Cool as a cucumber calm as a mill pond sound as a bell was Mary.” (Ed: The quote from the Smith poem has no commas!)

30. Cool and collected as a dean sitting in his deanery —Ogden Nash
31. Cool and ordinary as a gallon of buttermilk —Borden Deal
32. Cool as a Buddha —Jan Epton Seale

    The simile, from a short story about a new mother entitled Reluctant Madonna, reads as follows in full context: “Christie intends to be cool as a Buddha about this baby. Unflappable.”

33. Cool as a cop with a clipboard —Gary Gildner
34. Cool as a cube of cucumber on ice —Carl Sandburg

    This extension of the familiar “Cool as a cucumber” is particularly apt in Sandburg’s epic, The People, Yes, which beautifully and cleverly incorporates many familiar similes.

35. Cool as a frozen daiquiri —Linda Barnes
36. Cool as an Easter lily —Erich Maria Remarque
37. Cool as a quarterback —Dan Wakefield
38. (He was) cool as a refrigerator —R.A.J. Walling
39. Cool as a veteran horse race jockey —Carl Sandburg
40. Cool as lettuce —Jay Parini
41. (He’s as) cool as the other side of your pillow —Merlin Olsen, NBC-TV broadcaster, about Ken O’Brien, quarterback for the Jets, January, 1987
42. Expression … as calm and collected as that of a doctor by a patient’s bedside —Stefan Zweig
43. Felt a certain calm fall over me like a cloak —R. Wright Campbell
44. Have kept composure, like captives who would not talk under torture —Richard Wilbur
45. His calmness was like the sureness of money in the bank —Anzia Yezierska
46. Looked as cool as a yellow diamond —Robert Campbell
47. Looking calm as an eggshell —Edith Wharton
48. (The April morning) mellow as milk —Sharon Sheehe Stark
49. Mellow as moonlight —Slogan, Vogan Candy Co.
50. Mellow as old brandy —Anon
51. Mild as cottage cheese —Stephen Vincent Benet
52. Mild as milk —Dame Edith Sitwell
53. Nonchalant as a shoplifter in the checkout line —Donald McCaig
54. The sea was calm like milk and water —Isak Dinesen
55. The sense of rest, of having arrived at the long-promised calm centre, filled him like a species of sleep —John Updike
56. Serene as a man who has just got a promotion and raise —Geoffrey Wolff
57. Stayed calm, like a hero before the battle when all the cameras are on him —Clancy Sigal
58. (Your opinion at the moment) worries me exactly as much as dandruff would a chopped-off head —William Mcllvanney

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	calmness - steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity" calm, composure, equanimity disposition, temperament - your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition" aplomb, assuredness, sang-froid, cool, poise - great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool" serenity, tranquility, placidity, tranquillity, repose, quiet - a disposition free from stress or emotion
	2.	calmness - an absence of strong winds or rain good weather - weather suitable for outdoor activities windlessness, stillness - calmness without winds quiet, lull - a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm"
	3.	calmness - a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" placidity, placidness - a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling coolness, imperturbability, imperturbableness - calm and unruffled self-assurance; "he performed with all the coolness of a veteran" quietude, quietness, tranquillity, tranquility - a state of peace and quiet agitation - the feeling of being agitated; not calm

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calmness

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

calmness

noun

1. An absence of motion or disturbance:

calm, hush, lull, peace, peacefulness, placidity, placidness, quiet, quietness, serenity, stillness, tranquillity, untroubledness.

2. Lack of emotional agitation:

calm, peace, peacefulness, placidity, placidness, quietude, serenity, tranquillity.

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Translations

هُدوء، سُكون

klidticho

rosindsligevægt

Ruhe

ηρεμία

calmerepos

csendnyugalmasságnyugalom

kyrrî, ró

calmapacatezza

kalmte

stillhet

repouso

sakinliksoğukkanlılık

镇静

calmness

[ˈkɑːmnɪs] N [of person, voice] → calma f, tranquilidad f; [of weather, sea] → calma f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

calmness

[ˈkɑːmnɪs] n

(= tranquillity) → calme m

(= control under stress) → sang-froid m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

calmness

n (of person) → Ruhe f, → Gelassenheit f; (of wind, sea) → Stille f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

calmness

[ˈkɑːmnɪs] n → calma, tranquillità

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

calm

(kaːm) adjective

1. still or quiet. a calm sea; The weather was calm. kalm ساكِن тих calmo klidný ruhig rolig γαλήνιος, ακίνητοςen calma, tranquilo, apacible tüüne, vaikne آرام tyyni calmeשקט, רגוע शान्त miran, tih csendes tenang lygn, kyrr calmo 静かな 고요한 ramus mierīgs; rāms tenang kalmrolig, stillespokojny, cichy آرام،خاموشی calmo liniştit спокойный; тихий pokojný miren miran lugn ที่สงบเงียบ sakin, dingin; dalgasız; rüzgârsız 平靜的 спокійний, безвітряний خاموش ، پُر سکون êm đềm 平静的

2. not anxious or excited. a calm person/expression; Please keep calm! kalm هادِئ спокоен calmo klidný ruhig rolig; ligevægtig ήρεμοςtranquilo, sosegado, calmado rahulik آرام؛ متین rauhallinen calmeשלו निश्चिंतता spokojan nyugodt tenang rólegur calmo 冷静な 침착한 ramus, tylus mierīgs; nesatraukts bertenang kalmrolig, fattetspokojny, cichy آرام،اندیښمن calmo calm спокойный; тихий pokojný miren smiren lugn ที่มีอารมณ์สงบ sakin, soğukkanlı 鎮靜的 тихий مطمئن ، بے چینی کے بغیر bình tĩnh 镇静的

noun

1. (a period of) absence of wind and large waves. kalmte سُكون، هُدوء безветрие calmaria bezvětří die Ruhe vindstille γαλήνηcalma tüünus ملایمت؛ اعتدال tyven calmeרוגע शा‍न्ति tišina, bezvjetrina szélcsend tak berangin stilla, ládeyða calma なぎ 잔잔한 tyla, ramuma bezvējš; rāmums tenang windstiltevindstillespokój اعتدال،نرمى calmaria acalmie затишье bezvetrie brezvetrje bonaca vindstilla, stiltje การไม่มีคลื่นลม sakinlik 風平浪靜 штиль سمندر میں ہوا یا لہروں کے بغیر والا وقت sự êm ả 风平浪静

2. peace and quiet. He enjoyed the calm of the library. stilte هُدوء тишина calma klid die Ruhe stilhed ησυχία, ηρεμίαtranquilidad, sosiego rahu, vaikus آرامش؛ آسودگی rauha calme שֶׁׁקֶט וְשָׁלווָה सुकून mir, tišina nyugalom kesunyian ró, næði tranquillità, quiete 静けさ 평온한 tyla, ramuma miers; klusums ketenangan rustro, sinnsrospokój, cisza سوکالی calma linişte тишина ticho tišina mir i tišina lugn, stillhet ความสงบ dinginlik, sakinlik 安靜 тиша سکوت ، خاموشی sự yên tĩnh 安静

verb

to make calm. Calm yourself! kalmeer يهدّئ успокоявам се acalmar uklidnit beruhigen berolige ηρεμώ κπ. calmar, tranquilizar rahustama, rahunema آرام کردن rauhoittua calmer לְהַרגִיע शान्त करना smiriti se, stišati se lecsendesít menenangkan róa calmare 静める 차분히 가라앉히다 nu(si)raminti nomierināt; nomierināties tenangkan bedarenberolige; roeuspokajać پټه خول کیدل acalmar a (se) linişti успокаивать upokojiť sa umiriti (se) smiriti lugna sig, lugna ngn ทำให้สงบ sakinleştirmek 使鎮靜 заспокоювати خاموش کرنا ، پُر سکون ہونا bình tĩnh 使镇静

ˈcalmly adverb

kalm بِهُدوء хладнокръвно calmamente klidně ruhig roligt; behersket ήρεμα, ψύχραιμα, με απάθεια con calma, tranquilamente rahulikult با آرامش rauhallisesti calmement בְּשֶׁקֶט, בְּשָׁלווָה शा‍न्‍ित से miran, tih nyugodtan dengan tenang rólega con calma 静かに 차분하게 tyliai, ramiai mierīgi; rāmi dengan tenang kalmrolig, med sinnsro spokojnie د سوکالی سړه calmamente cu calm спокойно pokojne mirno smireno lugnt อย่างสงบ sakince, soğukkanlılıkla 鎮靜地，平靜地 спокійно پُر سکون انداز سے một cách bình tĩnh 镇静地，平静地

ˈcalmness noun

kalmte هُدوء، سُكون спокойствие calma ticho, klid die Ruhe ro; sindsligevægt ηρεμία, ψυχραιμίαtranquilidad, calma rahulikkus آرامش rauhallisuus calmeשלווה, רוגע शा‍न्‍ित mir, tišina nyugalom ketenangan kyrrð, ró calma, tranquillità 静けさ 고요, 차분 tylumas, ramumas mierīgums; rāmums ketenangan kalmte ro, sinnsro; stillhetspokój سوکلی calma calm спокоиствие; тишина pokoj mirnost smirenost stillhet, ro, lugn ความสงบ sakinlik, soğukkanlılık 鎮靜 тиша, спокій خاموشی sự bình tĩnh 镇静

calm down

to make or become calm. He tried to calm her down by giving her some brandy; Calm down! kalmeer يُهدّئ، يُسكّن، يُطمئن успокоявам acalmar uklidnit sich beruhigen tag det roligt ησυχάζω κπ. tranquilizarse, calmarse rahustama, rahunema آرام کردن rauhoittua calmer לְהֵירָגַע शांत होना smiriti se megnyugtat menenangkan róa, stilla calmare, calmarsi 落ち着かせる 가라앉히다 nu(si)raminti nomierināties; nomierināt; rimties menenangkan bedarenroe ned; ta det rolig uspokajać się آرامول acalmar a (se) linişti успокаивать upokojiť (sa) umiriti (se) umiriti lugna ner sig (ngn) ทำให้สงบ sakinleşmek, yatışmak 鎮靜下來 заспокоювати(ся) تسکین دینا ، پُر سکون ہونا trấn tĩnh 镇静下来

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