calm
IPA: kˈɑm
noun
- (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.
- A period of time without wind.
verb
- (transitive) To make calm.
- (intransitive) To become calm.
adjective
- (of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
- (of a place or situation) Free of noise and disturbance.
- (of water) with few or no waves on the surface; not rippled.
- Without wind or storm.
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Examples of "calm" in Sentences
- Susan looked at her ex-husband, her expression calm.
- Then he faced them, head up, his expression calm but watchful.
- Murphy stayed beside me, her expression calm, her blue eyes alert for physical danger.
- Years of control kept his expression calm and impassive; his gray eyes revealed nothing of what was going on inside him.
- Labour, equally keen on personal attacks, none the less claimed the phrase "calm down, dear" was both patronising and, worse, sexist.
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