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calm
CEFRB1
/kɑm/
adjective · verb
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- 01
adjective
Quiet and without strong feelings, noise, or movement.
- 02
verb
To make someone or something less upset or excited.
Examples
It is important to keep calm in an emergency.
My friends always say I'm too calm, but my family always says I'm too annoying.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- [kʰa(ː)m]
- [ko(w)lm]
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsFree of noise and disturbance.
with few or no waves on the surface; not rippled.
Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
More examples
In contextTry and calm down.
to calm a crying baby
to calm the passions
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Origin
adjective
From Middle English calm, calme, from Middle French calme, probably from Old Italian calma, of uncertain origin. Calma may derive from Late Latin cauma (“heat of the midday sun”), from Ancient Greek καῦμα (kaûma, “heat, especially of the sun”), from καίω (kaíō, “to burn”), or possibly from Latin caleō. Compare also Lombardic *chalm, *chalma (“frozenness”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kalmaz (“frozenness, cold”). Displaced native Middle English smilte (“quiet, still, gentle”) from Old English smylte (“quiet, tranquil, calm, serene”).