calm

English

Etymology

From Old French calme, from Old Italian calma. Calma may derive from Latin cauma (“heat of the midday sun”), from Ancient Greek καῦμα (kauma, “heat, especially of the sun”), from καίω (kaiō, “I burn”), or possibly from Latin caleō, from Ancient Greek (Doric) κάλεoς (of the Ionic κήλεος (“burning”)).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /kɑːm/, SAMPA: /kA:m/
• (US) IPA: /kɑm/, /kɑlm/, SAMPA: /kAm/, /kAlm/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːm

Adjective

calm (comparative calmer or more calm, superlative calmest or most calm)

1. (of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
2. (of a place or situation) Free of noise and disturbance.
3. (of water) with little waves on the surface.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:calm

Antonyms

• stressed, nervous, anxious

Derived terms

• calm as a millpond

Translations

free from anger and anxiety

Arabic: هادئ (ar) (haadi') Aymara: aliqa Bulgarian: спокоен (bg) Catalan: calm (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 平靜 (zh), 平静 (zh) (píngjìng), 安靜 (zh), 安静 (zh) (ānjìng) Czech: klidný (cs) m. Danish: rolig (da) Dutch: vredig (nl), kalm (nl) Finnish: rauhallinen (fi), tyyni (fi), levollinen (fi) Greek: ήρεμος (el) Hebrew: רגוע (he) (ragua) m. Hungarian: nyugodt (hu)

Japanese: 穏やか (ja) (おだやか, odayaka), 静か (ja) (しずか, shizuka) Latvian: rāms (lv) Norwegian Bokmål: rolig Norwegian Nynorsk: roleg (nn) Persian: آرام (fa) (ârâm) Portuguese: calma (pt) f., calmo (pt) m. Romanian: liniștit (ro) Russian: спокойный (ru) (spokójnyj), тихий (ru) (tíxij) Scottish Gaelic: suaimhneach (gd) Spanish: calmado (es) Swedish: lugn (sv), rofylld (sv) Turkish: sakin (tr)

free of noise and disturbance

Bulgarian: тих (bg), мирен (bg) Catalan: calm (ca) Czech: klidný (cs) m. Danish: rolig (da) Dutch: kalm (nl), rustig (nl) Esperanto: serena (eo) Finnish: rauhallinen (fi), tyyni (fi), levollinen (fi) German: ruhig (de) Greek: γαλήνιος (el) (galínios) Hebrew: שלוו (he) (shalev) Hungarian: csendes (hu) Japanese: 静か (ja) (shizuka)

Luxembourgish: roueg (lb) Norwegian Bokmål: rolig, fredelig Norwegian Nynorsk: roleg (nn), fredeleg (nn) Portuguese: calmo (pt) Romanian: liniștit (ro) Russian: спокойный (ru) (spokójnyj) Scottish Gaelic: suaimhneach (gd) Spanish: calmado (es) Swedish: lugn (sv), stilla (sv) Tatar: калим (kalim) Turkish: sakin (tr)

Noun

calm (plural calms)

1. (in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.
2. (in a place or situation) The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.
3. A period of time without wind.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:calmness

Translations

condition of being unworried and free from anger

Armenian: հանգստություն (hy) (hangstut’yun), խաղաղություն (hy) (xaġaġut’yun) Bulgarian: спокойствие (bg) n., покой (bg) m. Catalan: calma (ca) f. Czech: klid (cs) m. Danish: ro (da) c. Dutch: sereniteit (nl) f. Finnish: rauhallisuus (fi), tyyneys (fi), levollisuus (fi)

Greek: ηρεμία (el) (iremía) f. Hebrew: רוגע (he) (roga) m. Romanian: liniște (ro) f. Russian: покой (ru) (pokój) m. Spanish: sosiego (es) m., calma (es) f. Swedish: ro (sv) c., lugn (sv)

the state with absence of noise and disturbance

Armenian: հանգիստ (hy) (hangist), խաղաղություն (hy) (xaġaġut’yun) Bulgarian: тишина (bg) f. Catalan: calma (ca) f. Danish: ro (da) c. Dutch: rust (nl) m. and f. Finnish: rauhallisuus (fi), tyyneys (fi), levollisuus (fi) German: Ruhe (de) f. Greek: γαλήνη (el) (galíni) f.

Hebrew: שלווה (he) (shalva) f. Japanese: 静か (ja) (shizuka) Romanian: liniște (ro) f. Russian: покой (ru) (pokój) m. Spanish: sosiego (es) m. Swedish: ro (sv) c., stillhet (sv) c., lugn (sv) c. Tatar: калим (kalim)

period without wind

Bulgarian: безветрие (bg) n., затишие (bg) n. Catalan: calma (ca) f. Dutch: windstilte (nl) f. Finnish: tyven (fi), tyyni (fi), pläkä (fi)

Russian: затишье (ru) (zatíšje) n. Scottish Gaelic: fèath (gd) m. and f. Spanish: calma (es) f. Swedish: stiltje (sv), bleke (sv)

Verb

calm (third-person singular simple present calms, present participle calming, simple past and past participle calmed)

1. (transitive) To make calm.
2. (intransitive) To become calm.

Synonyms

• calm down, cool off, ease, pacify, quieten, soothe, subdue

Translations

to make calm

Bulgarian: успокоявам (bg), усмирявам (bg) Catalan: calmar (ca) Czech: uklidnit (cs) Danish: berolige (da) Dutch: kalmeren (nl), gerust stellen Finnish: tyynnyttää (fi), rauhoittaa (fi) German: beruhigen (de), ruhig stellen Greek: ηρεμώ (el) (iremó) Hebrew: הרגיע (he) (hirgía)

Hungarian: megnyugtat (hu), lecsendesít (hu) Norwegian Bokmål: roe, berolige Norwegian Nynorsk: roe (nn) Romanian: liniști (ro) Russian: успокаивать (ru) (uspokáivat') impf., успокоить (ru) (uspokóit') pf. Swedish: lugna (sv), stilla (sv) Tatar: калим (kalim)

to become calm

Bulgarian: успокоявам се (bg), стихвам (bg) Catalan: calmar (ca) Czech: uklidnit (cs) Dutch: afkoelen (nl), kalmeren (nl) Finnish: tyyntyä (fi), rauhoittua (fi) Hebrew: נרגע (he) (nirgá)

Hungarian: megnyugszik (hu), lecsendesül (hu) Norwegian: roe seg (no) Romanian: a se liniști Russian: успокаиваться (ru) (uspokáivat'sja) impf., успокоиться (ru) (uspokóit'sja) pf. Swedish: lugna (sv) sig

Anagrams

• clam

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Catalan

Adjective

calm m. (feminine calma, masculine plural calms, feminine plural calmes)

1. calm

Related terms

• calma
• calmar

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Romanian

Noun

calm

1. composure (calmness of mind or matter, self-possession)

This Romanian entry was created from the translations listed at composure. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see calm in the Romanian Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) June 2010