3 entries under this word
(käm), a. [compar. CALMER; superl. CALMEST.] [See infra.]
Sense 1. Not stormy; still; quiet; serene; undisturbed. “Calm was the day.” Spenser. “With calm attention.” Pope.
Now all is calm, and fresh, and still. Bryant.
Sense 2. Undisturbed by passion; not agitated or excited. “Calm and sinless peace.” Milton.
Syn.—Still; quiet, undisturbed; tranquil; peaceful; serene; composed; unruffled; sedate; collected; placid.
n. [Fr. calme, It. & Sp. calma, calm, calmness, Pg. calma, heat, probably from Gr. καῦμα, burning heat, from καίειν, to burn, L. Lat. cauma, heat; either because during a great heat there is generally also a calm, or because the hot time of the day obliges us to seek for shade and quiet.] Freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; tranquillity; stillness; quiet; serenity; placidity.
Every pilot can steer the ship in calms. Denham.
A calm before a storm is commonly a peace of a man's own making. South.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. CALMED; p. pr. & vb. n. CALMING.] 1. To render still or quiet, as the elements. “To calm the tempest raised by Æolus.” Dryden. 2. To deliver from agitation or excitement; to still, as the mind or passions. “Passions which seemed somewhat calmed.” Atterbury.
Synonyms—To still; quiet; appease; allay; pacify; tranquillize; compose; assuage.