calming

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. An absence or cessation of motion; stillness.

2. Serenity; tranquillity; peace.

3. 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.

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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calmly adv.

calmness n.

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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

calming - the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of) appeasement social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action pacification, mollification - the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants"; "his unsuccessful mollification of the mob" placation, propitiation, conciliation - the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity

Translations

calming [ˈkɑːmɪŋ] ADJ → tranquilizante, calmante

calming

adj → beruhigend