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Calm vs Neutral - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between calm and neutral

is that calm is peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety while neutral is not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.

As nouns the difference between calm and neutral

is that calm is the state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion while neutral is a nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.

As a verb calm

is to make calm.

calm

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • (of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
  • (of a place or situation) Free of noise and disturbance.
  • (of water) with little waves on the surface.
  • Without wind or storm.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

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

    Derived terms

    * calm as a millpond * ice-calm

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.
  • (in a place or situation) The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.
  • A period of time without wind.
  • * Bible, Mark iv. 39
    • The wind ceased, and there was a great calm .

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * ice-calm

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make calm.
    • to calm a crying baby
    to calm the passions
  • * Dryden
    • to calm the tempest raised by Aeolus
  • To become calm.

    • Synonyms

    * calm down, cool off, ease, pacify, quieten, soothe, subdue

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    neutral

    English

    (wikipedia neutral)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
  • Favouring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.
  • * Shaftesbury
    • The heart can not possibly remain neutral , but constantly takes part one way or the other.
  • (grammar) Neither positive nor negative.
  • Neither beneficial nor harmful.
  • * Sir J. Davies
    • Some things good, and some things ill, do seem, / And neutral some, in her fantastic eye.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= David Van Tassel], [http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/lee-dehaan Lee DeHaan
    • , title= Wild Plants to the Rescue , volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Plant breeding is always a numbers game.
  • (biology) Having no sex; neuter.
  • Having no obvious colour; gray
  • (physics) Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.
  • (chemistry) Having a pH near 7, neither acidic nor alkaline.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.
  • A person who takes no side in a dispute.
  • An individual or entity serving as an arbitrator or adjudicator (jargon / legal).
  • A neutral hue.
  • The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.
  • An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.

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