calmadjective
uk/kɑːm/us/kɑːm/B1 peaceful, quiet, and without worry:
without hurried movement or noise:
B1 If the weather is calm, there is no wind, or if the sea or a lake is calm, it is still and has no waves.
More examples
- I was extremely angry but I'm feeling a little calmer now.
- He seemed calm on the surface although I suspect he was furious inside.
- You've got to appear calm in an interview even if you're terrified underneath.
- He usually stays quite calm in meetings but this time he just lost his head.
- She spoke with calm assurance.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Calm and relaxed
- (as) cool as a cucumber idiom
- at (your) leisure idiom
- be at peace with the world idiom
- carefree
- careless
- comfortably
- easy come, easy go idiom
- easy-going
- equilibrium
- free-flowing
- genteel
- harmonious
- lamb
- peaceful
- poised
- quiescent
- relaxed
- rested
- sangfroid
- sedate
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Examples
- OK everyone, let's all quiet down and talk about this calmly.
- He was angry but he managed, with great self-restraint, to reply calmly.
- If the fire alarm goes off , leave the building quickly and calmly.
- He seems rather a nervous character but in fact he works very calmly and efficiently.
- Suntanned and relaxed, the new boss looked calmly about the room and appeared completely in command.
B2 in a quiet or relaxed way:
calmverb [ T ]
uk/kɑːm/us/kɑːm/to stop someone feeling upset, angry, or excited:
to make someone feel less worried about something
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Calming and relaxing
- assuage
- balls-to-the-wall
- bask
- bread
- bread and circuses idiom
- chill
- humour
- lie down
- lighten sth up
- lighten up
- lull
- lull sb into sth
- melt
- relaxation
- settle
- simmer down
- slow down
- soften
- steady
- take/need a cold shower idiom
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Phrasal verb(s)
calmnoun
uk/kɑːm/us/kɑːm/a quiet or peaceful period or situation:
a quiet and relaxed manner
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Calm and relaxed
- (as) cool as a cucumber idiom
- at (your) leisure idiom
- be at peace with the world idiom
- carefree
- careless
- comfortably
- easy come, easy go idiom
- easy-going
- equilibrium
- free-flowing
- genteel
- harmonious
- lamb
- peaceful
- poised
- quiescent
- relaxed
- rested
- sangfroid
- sedate
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