What is the difference between calm and relaxed?
calm | relaxed | Synonyms |
(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. (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 To make calm. * Dryden To become calm. Having an easy-going mood or temperament. Eased or loosened. *, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8
, passage=I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed .}} (relax)
Relaxed is a antonym of calm.
Relaxed is a synonym of calm.
As adjectives the difference between calm and relaxed
is that calm is peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety while relaxed is having an easy-going mood or temperament.As verbs the difference between calm and relaxed
is that calm is to make calm while relaxed is past tense of relax.As a noun calm
is the state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.calm
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* (free from anger and anxiety) stressed, nervous, anxious * (free of noise and disturbance) disturbed * (without wind or storm) windy, stormyDerived terms
* calm as a millpond * ice-calmNoun
(en noun)- The wind ceased, and there was a great calm .
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* ice-calmVerb
(en verb)- to calm a crying baby
- to calm the passions
- to calm the tempest raised by Aeolus