Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calm and collected

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables: calm and -col-lect-ed
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Cool-headed; unflutterable; composed.

Example Sentences

"Second-year Niners quarterback Brock Purdy looked calm and collected in the pocket and was 23-of-38 for 255 yards and one touchdown."

Inflected Forms

more calm and collected (comparative) most calm and collected (superlative)

Questions

What does calm and collected mean?: Cool-headed; unflutterable; composed.

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