noun
- Steadiness of mind under stress.
- usage: "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"
- synonyms: composure, calmness, equanimity
- Wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale.
- synonyms: calm air
verb
- Make calm or still.
- usage: "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
- synonyms: calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
- Make steady.
- usage: "steady yourself"
- Become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation.
- usage: "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again."
- synonyms: calm down, cool off, chill out, simmer down, settle down, cool it
- Cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to.
- usage: "The patient must be sedated before the operation"
- synonyms: sedate, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise
adjective
- Not agitated; without losing self-possession.
- usage: "spoke in a calm voice"; "remained calm throughout the uproar"; "he remained serene in the midst of turbulence"; "a serene expression on her face"; "she became more tranquil"; "tranquil life in the country"
- synonyms: unagitated, serene, tranquil
- Of weather. ( free from storm or wind)
- usage: "calm seas"
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