Definitions for calm

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calm calm

Spelling: [kahm; older use kam; spelling pronunciation kahlm]

IPA: /kɑm; older use kæm; spelling pronunciation kɑlm/

Calm is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 37 anagrams from letters in calm (aclm).

Definitions for calm

noun

1. freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
2. Meteorology. wind speed of less than 1 mile per hour (0.447 m/sec).
3. freedom from agitation, excitement, or passion; tranquillity; serenity:

adjective

1. without rough motion; still or nearly still:
2. not windy or stormy:
3. free from excitement or passion; tranquil:

verb (used with object)

1. to make calm:

verb (used without object)

1. to become calm (usually followed by down).

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

Examples for calm

A doctor comes to his house and gives him shots of cortisone to calm the arthritic pain in his knees.

Still, he said he expects Novartis to provide further documentation to calm fears.

The government continues to call for calm while warning people to be on their guard.

By retaining his own calm he saw that he kept a great advantage.

He allows the subject to float over to Hitchcock with a calm directness that I admire.

The only issue was whether “we can get [Blanc] calm and able to talk lol.”

But for that she did not love him enough, neither was she yet calm enough in herself to be able for it.

Then Pericles arose, and looked around him with calm dignity.

He was calm of face, but she guessed an excitement beneath the surface.

She was maintaining that calm level of submission to fate which had been her lifelong habit.