calm
/icons/point.icon CALM, TRANQUIL, SERENE, PLACID, PEACEFUL mean quiet and free from disturbance.
CALM often implies a contrast with a foregoing or nearby state of agitation or violence.
e.g.the protests ended, and the streets were calm again
TRANQUIL suggests a very deep quietude or composure.
e.g.the tranquil beauty of a formal garden
SERENE stresses an unclouded and lofty tranquility.
e.g.watched the sunset of a serene summer's evening
PLACID suggests an undisturbed appearance and often implies a degree of complacency.
e.g.remained placid despite the criticism
PEACEFUL implies a state of repose in contrast with or following strife or turmoil.
e.g.grown peaceful in old age
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adjective
1. (of a person, action, or manner) not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other emotions:
〈人･心･態度などが〉落ち着いた, 冷静な
e.g. his voice was calm
e.g. keep calm, she told herself.
(of a place) peaceful, especially in contrast to recent violent activity:
〈社会情勢などが〉平穏な
e.g. the city was reported to be calm, but army patrols remained.
2. (of the weather) pleasantly free from wind:
〈天候などが〉風のない, 平穏な(↔ stormy)
e.g. the night was clear and calm.
(of the sea) not disturbed by large waves.
〈海･湖などが〉穏やかな, 波の立たない(↔ rough)
noun
1. the absence of violent or confrontational activity within a place or group:
平穏, 平静, 平和 (!具体例ではa ～; その際修飾語を伴う)
e.g. the elections proceeded in an atmosphere of relative calm
e.g. in singular : an edgy calm reigned in the capital.
the absence of nervousness, agitation, or excitement in a person:
(心･態度などの)冷静, 落ち着き, 平静
e.g. his usual calm deserted him.
2. the absence of wind:
無風状態, なぎ
e.g. in the center of the storm calm prevailed.
still air represented by force 0 on the Beaufort scale (less than 1 knot).
〘気象〙 静穏〘風が秒速0.2m以下〙
(often calms) an area of the sea without wind.
verb with object
make (someone) tranquil and quiet; soothe:
…を静める, 穏やかにする, なだめる(down)
e.g. I took him inside and tried to calm him down
e.g. he lit a cigarette to calm his nerves
e.g. (as adjective calming) : a cup of tea will have a calming effect.
no object (calm down) (of a person) become tranquil and quiet:
静まる, 落ち着く, 治まる(down)
e.g. gradually I calmed down and lost my anxiety.
PHRASES
the calm before the storm
see storm.
ORIGIN
late Middle English: via one of the Romance languages from Greek kauma ‘heat (of the day)’.