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1calm Listen to audio/ˈkɑ:m/ adjective
calm·er; calm·est
1 : not angry, upset, excited, etc.
The teacher asked us to remain/stay calm after the fire alarm went off. The capital city was calm despite rumors of a possible terrorist attack. [=people in the city behaved in the usual way; there was not a lot of excited or fearful activity in the city] Let's try to have a calm discussion about your grades. My brother is always calm, cool, and collected. [=he never gets very upset]
2used to describe weather that is not windy, stormy, etc. a calm day They're predicting calm winds today. a calm sea [=a sea that has no waves or only very small waves]
— calm·ly adverb [more calmly; most calmly]
The coach calmly told her players what to do next.
— calm·ness noun [noncount]
I suddenly had a great feeling of calmness.

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