calm

== English == === Alternative forms === calme (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English calm, calme, from Middle French calme, probably from Old Italian calma, of uncertain origin. Calma may derive from Late Latin cauma (“heat of the midday sun”), from Ancient Greek καῦμα (kaûma, “heat, especially of the sun”), from καίω (kaíō, “to burn”), or possibly from Latin caleō. Compare also Lombardic *chalm, *chalma (“frozenness”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kalmaz (“frozenness, cold”). Displaced native Middle English smilte (“quiet, still, gentle”) from Old English smylte (“quiet, tranquil, calm, serene”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /kɑm/, /kɑlm/, /kɔm/, /kɔlm/, (archaic) /kæm/ (Received Pronunciation, England, Wales) IPA(key): /kɑːm/, [kʰɑːm] (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /kaːm/, [kʰɐːm] (Canada) IPA(key): [kʰäː(ɫ)m], [kʰɒː(ɫ)m], [kʰa(ː)m] (Ireland, Scotland) IPA(key): /kam/ (nonstandard, now chiefly dialectal) IPA(key): /kaɹm/ (Europe non-native speakers' English) IPA(key): [ko(w)lm], [kälm] Rhymes: -ɑːm, -ɑːlm, -ɔːlm, -ɔːm, -æm === Adjective === calm (comparative calmer or more calm, superlative calmest or most calm) (of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety. Antonyms: stressed, nervous, anxious (of a place or situation) Free of noise and disturbance. Antonym: disturbed (of water) with few or no waves on the surface; not rippled. (of weather) Without wind or storm. Antonyms: windy, stormy (slang, MLE) Good; alright; cool; OK. ==== Usage notes ==== Although a place or environment that makes one calm is usually called calm, a thing that makes one calm (such as a film, a beverage, or someone's voice) would not be called calm; instead, it would be called calming. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:calm ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === calm (countable and uncountable, plural calms) (in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion. (in a place or situation) The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance. (meteorology) The absence of wind; a period of time without wind. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:calmness ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === calm (third-person singular simple present calms, present participle calming, simple past and past participle calmed) (transitive) To make calm. to calm a crying baby to calm the passions (intransitive) To become calm. ==== Synonyms ==== allay, appease, calm down, cool off, ease, pacify, quieten, soothe, subdue ==== Antonyms ==== agitate excite ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === ALCM, CAML, CLAM, Caml, Malc, clam == Catalan == === Etymology === From calma, probably in imitation of French calme (adjective) and Spanish calmo. === Adjective === calm (feminine calma, masculine plural calms, feminine plural calmes) calm ==== Related terms ==== calma calmar == Middle English == === Noun === calm alternative form of calme === Adjective === calm alternative form of calme == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French calme. === Pronunciation === === Noun === calm n (plural calmuri) composure (calmness of mind or matter, self-possession) ==== Related terms ==== calma