calm
/kɑm/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.54 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Free of noise and disturbance.
adj
with few or no waves on the surface; not rippled.
noun
The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Calm is the morn without a sound, Calm as to suit a calmer grief, And only thro’ the faded leaf The chestnut pattering to the ground: […]"
- "Hi, welcome to Puma. If you need any help, my name's Kelly. That's calm, man[…]Thirty pounds is the limit, I think you'll pay no more, I'm sorry. Aight, fuck it! What, can I do chip and pin. Calm, I'ma put my pin in like boom!"
- "Been living my life as a Kingpin. I'm calm with the heat of the kitchen."
- "Flexed up like they really move pally (Pally). I don't want ish just at me (At me). I just want money, that's calm (Calm). Teenager, never worry 'bout acne (Finch Fetti, Finch Fetti)"
- "I really hit for the long ting, calm (Ha, ha). Who would've thought you woulda heard Yung Filly on drill (Filly on drill)."
- "Calm on the seas, and silver sleep, And waves that sway themselves in rest, And dead calm in that noble breast Which heaves but with the heaving deep."
Etymology
From Middle English calm, calme, from Middle French calme, probably from Old Italian calma, of uncertain origin. 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, “to burn”), or possibly from Latin caleō. Compare also Lombardic *chalm, *chalma (“frozenness”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kalmaz (“frozenness, cold”). Displaced native Middle English smilte (“quiet, still, gentle”) from Old English smylte (“quiet, tranquil, calm, serene”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kɑm/
- British English: /kɑːm/
Usage
Inflected Forms
calmer (comparative)
more calm (comparative)
calmest (superlative)
most calm (superlative)
calme (alternative, obsolete)
calms (plural)
calms (present, singular)
calming (participle, present)
calmed (participle, past)
calmed (past)