Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dead calm

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables: dead- -calm
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a body of water, completely still with no waves and no wind.

noun

The condition of a perfectly flat sea with no waves and no wind.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"We were drifting on a dead calm sea for a third week in a row."
"Dead calm prevails over the Atlantic."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

clock calm

Questions

What does dead calm mean?: Of a body of water, completely still with no waves and no wind.

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