calm

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from Middle French calme, itself probably from Old Italian calma. 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, “I burn”), or possibly from Latin caleō, from Ancient Greek (Doric) κάλεoς (káleos) (of the Ionic κήλεος (kḗleos, “burning”)). See also cauma.

PronunciationEdit

(UK) IPA^(key): /kɑːm/
(US) IPA^(key): /kɑ(l)m/, /kɔ(ː)m/
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Rhymes: -ɑːm

AdjectiveEdit

calm (comparative calmer or more calm, superlative calmest or most calm)

(of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
(of a place or situation) Free of noise and disturbance.
(of water) with little waves on the surface.
Without wind or storm.

SynonymsEdit

See also Wikisaurus:calm

AntonymsEdit

(free from anger and anxiety): stressed, nervous, anxious
(free of noise and disturbance): disturbed
(without wind or storm): windy, stormy

Derived termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

free from anger and anxiety

Arabic: هَادِئ‏‎ (hādiʾ)
Aymara: aliqa (ay)
Bashkir: тыныс (tïnïs)
Bulgarian: спокоен (bg) (spokoen)
Catalan: calm (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 平靜 (zh), 平静 (zh) (píngjìng), 安靜 (zh), 安静 (zh) (ānjìng)
Czech: klidný (cs) m
Danish: rolig (da)
Dutch: vredig (nl), kalm (nl)
Esperanto: trankvila (eo)
Finnish: rauhallinen (fi), tyyni (fi), levollinen (fi)
Greek: ήρεμος (el) (íremos)
Hebrew: רגוע‏‎ (he) m (ragua)
Hungarian: nyugodt (hu)
Japanese: 穏やかな (odayaka na), 静かな (ja) (shizuka na), 平穏な (ja) (heion na)
Latgalian: romons, mīrons

Latvian: rāms (lv)
Lithuanian: ramus (lt)
Maori: mauritau
Norwegian Bokmål: rolig (no)
Norwegian Nynorsk: roleg
Persian: آرام‏‎ (fa) (ârâm)
Polish: spokojny (pl) m, opanowany (pl) m
Portuguese: tranquilo (pt), calmo (pt), sossegado (pt)
Romanian: liniștit (ro), calm (ro)
Russian: споко́йный (ru) m (spokójnyj), ти́хий (ru) m (tíxij)
Scottish Gaelic: suaimhneach
Spanish: calmado (es)
Swedish: lugn (sv), rofylld (sv)
Tok Pisin: belisi
Turkish: sakin (tr), durgun (tr), dingin (tr)
Venetian: cet (vec)

free of noise and disturbance

Bashkir: тыныс (tïnïs)
Bulgarian: тих (bg) (tih), мирен (bg) (miren)
Catalan: calm (ca)
Czech: klidný (cs) m
Danish: rolig (da), stille (da)
Dutch: kalm (nl), rustig (nl)
Esperanto: serena
Finnish: rauhallinen (fi), tyyni (fi), levollinen (fi)
French: calme (fr) m, f, tranquille (fr)
German: ruhig (de)
Greek: γαλήνιος (el) (galínios)
Hebrew: שלוו‏‎ (shalev)
Hungarian: csendes (hu)

Japanese: 平穏な (ja) (heion na), 泰平な (ja) (taihei na), 平静な (ja) (heisei na)
Luxembourgish: roueg
Norwegian Bokmål: rolig (no), fredelig (no)
Norwegian Nynorsk: roleg, fredeleg
Portuguese: tranquilo (pt), calmo (pt)
Romanian: liniștit (ro), calm (ro)
Russian: споко́йный (ru) (spokójnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: suaimhneach
Spanish: calmado (es)
Swedish: lugn (sv), stilla (sv)
Tatar: калим (qalim)
Turkish: sakin (tr), durgun (tr), dingin (tr)

(of water) with little waves on the surface

Danish: stille (da)
Maori: marino
Polish: spokojny (pl) m
Portuguese: tranquilo (pt), calmo (pt)

Romanian: liniștit (ro), calm (ro)
Swedish: stilla (sv)
Turkish: sakin (tr), durgun (tr), dingin (tr)
Westrobothnian: smul

without wind or storm

French: calme (fr) m, f
German: windstill (de)
Japanese: 穏やかな (odayaka na), 無風の (mufū no)
Maori: tāhengihengi, mārū (of the weather)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: vindstille

Pitjantjatjara: atan
Romanian: liniștit (ro), calm (ro)
Spanish: calmado (es)
Swedish: vindstilla (sv)
Turkish: sakin (tr), dingin (tr)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked

Irish: ^{(please verify)} calma

Mongolian: ^{(please verify)} дөлгөөн (dölgöön)

NounEdit

calm (plural calms)

(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.
A period of time without wind.
- Bible, Mark iv. 39
  The wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

SynonymsEdit

See also Wikisaurus:calmness

Derived termsEdit

ice-calm

TranslationsEdit

condition of being unworried and free from anger

Armenian: հանգստություն (hy) (hangstutʿyun), խաղաղություն (hy) (xałałutʿyun)
Bulgarian: спокойствие (bg) n (spokojstvie), покой (bg) m (pokoj)
Catalan: calma (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 平靜 (zh), 平静 (zh) (píngjìng)
Czech: klid (cs) m
Danish: ro (da) c
Dutch: sereniteit (nl) f
Finnish: rauhallisuus (fi), tyyneys, levollisuus (fi)
Greek: ηρεμία (el) f (iremía)

Hebrew: רוגע‏‎ m (roga)
Japanese: 平穏 (ja) (heion), 平静 (ja) (heisei)
Polish: spokój (pl) m
Portuguese: calma (pt) f
Romanian: liniște (ro) f
Russian: поко́й (ru) m (pokój), споко́йствие (ru) n (spokójstvije)
Spanish: sosiego (es) m, calma (es) f
Swedish: ro (sv) c, lugn (sv) n
Turkish: sükûnet (tr), dinginlik (tr)

the state with absence of noise and disturbance

Armenian: հանգիստ (hy) (hangist), խաղաղություն (hy) (xałałutʿyun)
Bulgarian: тишина (bg) f (tišina)
Catalan: calma (ca) f
Danish: ro (da) c, stilhed (da)
Dutch: rust (nl) m, f
Finnish: rauhallisuus (fi), tyyneys, levollisuus (fi)
German: Ruhe (de) f
Greek: γαλήνη (el) f (galíni), ησυχία (el) f (isychía)
Hebrew: שלווה‏‎ (he) f (shalva)

Japanese: 平安 (ja) (heian), 平静 (ja) (heisei)
Polish: spokój (pl) m
Portuguese: calma (pt) f, tranquilidade (pt) f, sossego (pt) m
Romanian: liniște (ro) f
Russian: поко́й (ru) m (pokój), тишина́ (ru) f (tišiná)
Spanish: sosiego (es) m
Swedish: ro (sv) c, stillhet (sv) c, lugn (sv) n
Tatar: калим (qalim)
Turkish: sükûnet (tr), dinginlik (tr)

period without wind

Bulgarian: безветрие (bg) n (bezvetrie), затишие (bg) n (zatišie)
Catalan: calma (ca) f
Danish: vindstille
Dutch: windstilte f
Finnish: tyven, tyyni (fi), pläkä
French: calme plat m
German: Windstille (de) f
Japanese: 無風 (mufū)

Maori: rahopē (refers to condition at sea), āio
Portuguese: calmaria (pt) f
Russian: зати́шье (ru) n (zatíšʹje), безве́трие (ru) n (bezvétrije), штиль (ru) m (štilʹ) (nautical)
Scottish Gaelic: fèath m, f
Spanish: calma (es) f
Swahili: shwari (sw)
Swedish: stiltje (sv), bleke (sv)
Turkish: dinginlik (tr)

VerbEdit

calm (third-person singular simple present calms, present participle calming, simple past and past participle calmed)

(transitive) To make calm.
to calm a crying baby

to calm the passions
- Dryden
  to calm the tempest raised by Aeolus
(intransitive) To become calm.

SynonymsEdit

allay, calm down, cool off, ease, pacify, quieten, soothe, subdue

TranslationsEdit

to make calm

Bulgarian: успокоявам (bg) (uspokojavam), усмирявам (bg) (usmirjavam)
Catalan: calmar (ca)
Czech: uklidnit
Danish: berolige
Dutch: kalmeren (nl), gerust stellen
Finnish: tyynnyttää (fi), rauhoittaa (fi)
French: calmer (fr), apaiser (fr)
Galician: calmar (gl)
German: beruhigen (de), ruhig stellen
Greek: ηρεμώ (el) (iremó)
Hebrew: הרגיע‏‎ (hirgía)
Hungarian: megnyugtat (hu), lecsendesít (hu)

Ido: kalmigar (io)
Maori: roki (of waves), whakarokiroki (of waves), whakarangimārie
Norwegian Bokmål: roe (no), berolige
Norwegian Nynorsk: roe
Polish: uspokoić (pl), uspokajać (pl)
Portuguese: acalmar (pt)
Romanian: liniști (ro), calma (ro), potoli (ro)
Russian: успока́ивать (ru) impf (uspokáivatʹ), успоко́ить (ru) pf (uspokóitʹ)
Swedish: lugna (sv), stilla (sv), blidka (sv), beveka (sv)
Tatar: калим (qalim)
Turkish: sakinleştirmek (tr), dindirmek (tr)

to become calm

Bulgarian: успокоявам се (uspokojavam se), стихвам (bg) (stihvam)
Catalan: calmar (ca)
Czech: uklidnit
Danish: blive stille, blive rolig
Dutch: afkoelen (nl), kalmeren (nl)
Finnish: tyyntyä (fi), rauhoittua (fi)
Galician: calmar (gl)
Hebrew: נרגע‏‎ (nirgá)
Hungarian: megnyugszik (hu), lecsendesül
Ido: kalmeskar (io)

Norwegian: roe seg
Pitjantjatjara: atanarinyi (wind or weather)
Polish: uspokoić się (pl), uspokajać się (pl)
Portuguese: acalmar-se, ficar calmo
Romanian: ^{(please verify)} se liniști (ro)
Russian: успока́иваться (ru) impf (uspokáivatʹsja), успокои́ться (ru) pf (uspokoítʹsja)
Swedish: lugna (sv) sig
Turkish: sakinleşmek (tr), dinmek (tr)
Westrobothnian: smuln

AnagramsEdit

CAML, Caml, clam

CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From calma, probably in imitation of French calme (adjective) and Spanish calmo.

AdjectiveEdit

calm (feminine calma, masculine plural calms, feminine plural calmes)

calm

Related termsEdit

calma
calmar

RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from French calme.

NounEdit

calm

composure (calmness of mind or matter, self-possession)

Related termsEdit

calma

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