• (British) IPA: /kɑːm/
• (America) IPA: /kɑ(l)m/, /kɔ(ː)m/
• (Ireland) IPA: /ˈkæm/
• (nonstandard, now chiefly, dialect) IPA: /kaɹm/

calm (comparative calmer, superlative calmest)

1. (of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
2. (of a place or situation) Free of noise and disturbance.
3. (of water) with few or no waves on the surface; not rippled.
4. Without wind or storm.

• See also Thesaurus:calm

• (free from anger and anxiety) stressed, nervous, anxious
• (free of noise and disturbance) disturbed
• (without wind or storm) windy, stormy

• German: ruhig
• Italian: calmo
• Portuguese: tranquilo, calmo, sossegado
• Russian: споко́йный
• Spanish: calmado

• French: calme, tranquille
• German: ruhig
• Portuguese: tranquilo, calmo
• Russian: споко́йный
• Spanish: calmado

• Portuguese: tranquilo, calmo

• French: calme
• German: windstill
• Spanish: calmado

calm

1. (in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.
2. (in a place or situation) The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.
3. A period of time without wind.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, Mark 4:39 ↗:

     The wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

• See also Thesaurus:calmness

• Portuguese: calma
• Russian: поко́й
• Spanish: sosiego, calma

• German: Ruhe
• Portuguese: calma, tranquilidade, sossego
• Russian: поко́й
• Spanish: sosiego

• French: calme plat, calme
• German: Windstille
• Portuguese: calmaria
• Russian: зати́шье
• Spanish: calma

calm (calms, present participle calming; past and past participle calmed)

1. (transitive) To make calm.

   to calm a crying baby

   to calm the passions

   • to calm the tempest raised by Aeolus

2. (intransitive) To become calm.

• allay, appease, calm down, cool off, ease, pacify, quieten, soothe, subdue

• agitate
• excite

• French: calmer, apaiser
• German: beruhigen, ruhig stellen
• Portuguese: acalmar
• Russian: успока́ивать

• Portuguese: acalmar-se, ficar calmo
• Russian: успока́иваться