calme

See also: calmé and čalme

English

Adjective

calme (comparative more calme, superlative most calme)

1. Obsolete spelling of calm

Anagrams

• Camel, Malec, camel, macle

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French

Etymology

From Middle French calme, probably borrowed from Italian calma, from Ancient Greek καῦμα (kaûma) (or alternatively through the intermediate of an Iberian language as opposed to Italian).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalm/

• Audio (France, Paris)

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• Homophones: calment, calmes
• Rhymes: -alm

Adjective

calme (plural calmes)

1. calm
2. quiet, peaceful

Synonyms

• paisible
• quiet
• serein
• tranquille

Antonyms

• agité
• turbulent

Noun

calme m (plural calmes)

1. calmness, stillness
2. coolness (of a person)

Synonyms

• bonace
• repos
• sérénité
• tranquillité

Antonyms

• agitation
• turbulence

Derived terms

• calme avant la tempête
• calme olympien
• calme plat
• du calme
• garder son calme

 

Descendants

• → Romanian: calm

Verb

calme

1. first-person singular present indicative of calmer
2. third-person singular present indicative of calmer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of calmer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of calmer
5. second-person singular imperative of calmer

Further reading

• “calme” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• clame, clamé

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkal.me/
• Rhymes: -alme
• Hyphenation: càl‧me

Etymology 1

Adjective

calme

1. feminine plural of calmo

Etymology 2

Noun

calme f

1. plural of calma

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Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian calma, itself from Ancient Greek καῦμα (kaûma); alternatively, via an Iberian language, probably Catalan.

Adjective

calme m or f (plural calmes)

1. (of the weather) calm; still; windless

References

• “calme” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkalme/, [ˈkal.me]

Verb

calme

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of calmar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of calmar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of calmar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of calmar.