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From {{OF.}} '''[[calme#French|calme]]''' < Old {{It.}} '''[[calma#Italian|calma]]'''. '''[[calma#Italian|Calma]]''' may derive from {{L.}} '''[[cauma]]''' "heat of the mid-day sun" < {{AGr.}} '''{{polytonic|[[καῦμα]]}}''' (kauma) "heat" (especially of the sun), from '''{{polytonic|[[καίω]]}}''' (kaiō) "I burn", or possibly from {{L.}} '''[[caleo|caleō]]'''. |
From {{OF.}} '''[[calme#French|calme]]''' < Old {{It.}} '''[[calma#Italian|calma]]'''. '''[[calma#Italian|Calma]]''' may derive from {{L.}} '''[[cauma]]''' "heat of the mid-day sun" < {{AGr.}} '''{{polytonic|[[καῦμα]]}}''' (kauma) "heat" (especially of the sun), from '''{{polytonic|[[καίω]]}}''' (kaiō) "I burn", or possibly from {{L.}} '''[[caleo|caleō]]''' < {{AGr.}} (Doric) '''[[κάλεoς]]''' (of the Ionic '''[[κήλεος]]''' "burning") |
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Revision as of 22:28, 7 May 2007
English
Etymology
From Template:OF. calme < Old Template:It. calma. Calma may derive from Template:L. cauma "heat of the mid-day sun" < Template:AGr. Template:polytonic (kauma) "heat" (especially of the sun), from Template:polytonic (kaiō) "I burn", or possibly from Template:L. caleō < Template:AGr. (Doric) κάλεoς (of the Ionic κήλεος "burning")
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɑːm
Noun
calm (uncountable)
- (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.
Translations
condition of being unworried and free from anger
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the state with absence of noise and disturbance
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Adjective
calm
- (of a person)peaceful, quiet
- (of a place or situation) Free of noise and disturbance.
Translations
unworried, free from anger
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absence of noise and disturbance
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Transitive verb
calm (third-person singular simple present calms, present participle calming, simple past and past participle calmed)
- Template:transitive To make calm.
- Template:intransitive To become calm.
Synonyms
Translations
Make calm
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Become calm
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