Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - calm
Calm
calm
adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 tranquil, quiet, windless (a calm sea; a calm night). 2 (of a person or disposition) settled; not agitated (remained calm throughout the ordeal). 3 self-assured, confident (his calm assumption that we would wait). --n. 1 a state of being calm; stillness, serenity. 2 a period without wind or storm. --v.tr. & intr. (often foll. by down) make or become calm. Derivatives calmly adv. calmness n. Etymology: ME ult. f. LL cauma f. Gk kauma heat
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, probably ultimately from Old Spanish ~a, from Late Latin cauma heat, from Greek kauma, from kaiein to burn Date: 14th century 1. a period or condition of freedom from storms, high winds, or rough activity of water, complete absence of wind or presence of wind having a speed no greater than one mile (1.6 kilometers) per hour, a state of tranquillity, II. verb Date: 14th century intransitive verb to become ~, transitive verb to make ~, III. adjective Date: 14th century marked by ~ ; still , free from agitation, excitement, or disturbance , ~ly adverb ~ness noun Synonyms: see: ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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