calm

calm
calm1 S3 [ka:m US ka:m, ka:lm] adj comparative calmer superlative calmest
1.) relaxed and quiet, not angry, nervous, or upset
▪ Glen was calm and composed at the funeral.
remain/stay/keep calm
▪ I tried to stay calm and just ignore him.
2.) if a place, period of time, or situation is calm, there is less activity, trouble etc than there sometimes is, or than there has been recently
▪ The financial markets are calm at the moment.
▪ The streets are calm again after last night's disturbances.
3.) a sea, lake etc that is calm is smooth or has only gentle waves
▪ The seas were dead calm .
>calmly adv
>calmness n [U]
calm 2
calm2 n [singular, U]
[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: calme, from Late Latin cauma 'heat'; because everything is quiet and still in the heat of the middle part of the day]
1.) a situation or time that is quiet and peaceful
calm of
▪ They remained on the terrace after dinner, enjoying the calm of the evening.
morning/afternoon/evening calm
▪ A scream shattered the late afternoon calm.
▪ Hindu leaders appealed for calm (=asked that the public stay calm) after a temple was burnt to the ground.
▪ The presence of soldiers helped restore calm .
▪ The last five years have seen a period of relative calm .
2.) the calm before the storm
a calm peaceful situation that will not continue because a big argument, problem etc is coming
calm 3
calm3 also calm down v [I and T]
1.) to become quiet and relaxed after you have been angry, excited, nervous, or upset, or to make someone become quiet and relaxed
▪ He tried to calm the frightened children.
▪ Calm down and tell me what happened.
▪ We have tried to calm people's fears .
calm yourself (down)
▪ She lit a cigarette to calm herself down.
2.) if a situation calms down, it becomes easier to deal with because there are fewer problems and it is not as busy as it was before
▪ It took about six months for things to calm down after we had the baby.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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