calm

calm
1 adjective
1 quiet and without excitement, nervous activity, or strong feeling: Richard spoke with calm authority. | Keep calm, and try not to panic!
2 weather that is calm is not windy
3 a sea, lake etc that is calm is smooth or has only gentle waves
- calmly adverb - calmness noun (U) 2 noun (U)
1 a situation that is quiet and peaceful: They remained on the terrace after dinner, enjoying the calm of the evening.
2 the calm before the storm a calm peaceful situation before a big argument, problem etc
3 verb (T) to make someone or something quiet after strong emotion or nervous activity: Charlie tried to calm the frightened children. calm (sb/sth) down phrasal verb (I, T) to become quiet after strong emotion or nervous activity, or make someone or something become quiet: Calm down and tell me what happened.

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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