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The Meaning of calm

  • (n.) To make calm; to render still or quiet, as elements; as, to calm the winds.
  • (n.) To deliver from agitation or excitement; to still or soothe, as the mind or passions.
  • (super.) Not stormy; without motion, as of winds or waves; still; quiet; serene; undisturbed.
  • (super.) Undisturbed by passion or emotion; not agitated or excited; tranquil; quiet in act or speech.
  • (n.) Freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; a cessation or absence of that which causes motion or disturbance, as of winds or waves; tranquility; stillness; quiet; serenity.

Synonyms

equanimity , calm air , calmness , composure , unagitated , placid , serene , still , smooth , unruffled , tranquil , quiet , silence , hush , tranquilize , relieve , tranquillize , becalm , quiet down , ease , tranquillise , chill out , shut up , quiesce , hush up , sedate , cool off , cool it , simmer down , steady , settle down , allay , pipe down , lull , calm down , quieten , stabilise , brace , stabilize , cool , settle , cool down , root , steady down , take root , alleviate , compose , appease , mollify , soothe , pacify , comfort , console , solace

Antonyms

gusty , breezy , furious , tempestuous , choppy , rough , provoke , stir , charge up , commove , kindle , stir up , arouse , fan , windy , charge , turn on , rouse , agitate , excite , stormy , billowy , squally , surging , thundery , blustering(a) , blowy , blustery , fierce , dirty , angry , billowing(a) , discomposed , boisterous , wild , puffy , raging , blusterous

Homophones

com

Rhymes

alm , altom , amraam , anscom , anscomb , aplomb , balm , baucom , baum , becalm , blaum , blom , bohm , bom , bomb , bombe , brahm , brom , bromm , cdrom , clomb , com , crom , daum , dom , embalm , flaum , flom , fraum , fromm , fromme , glomb , grom , guam , halm , hobsbawm , hom , homme , intercom , islam , klom , lomb , malm , mam , mom , nahm , nom , overstrom , palm , palme , panmunjom , petrovietnam , phnom , pogrom , pom , praam , prom , psalm , qualm , quam , rahm , raum , rhomb , rom , romm , saam , saddam , salaam , salam , salm , saum , schrom , schwalm , schwam , shawm , sitcom , som , somme , strahm , straum , stromme , suddam , surinam , thom , throm , tom , traum , vietnam , yom , zalm