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Calm vs Stormy - What's the difference?

calm | stormy |

Stormy is a antonym of calm.



As adjectives the difference between calm and stormy

is that calm is peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety while stormy is of or pertaining to storms.

As a noun calm

is the state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.

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

    Anagrams

    * ----

    stormy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Of or pertaining to storms.
  • Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with strong winds and heavy rain.
    • a stormy''' season or ''a '''stormy day
  • * 2011 , Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/15195384.stm]
    • Fabio Capello insisted Rooney was in the right frame of mind to play in stormy Podgorica despite his father's arrest on Thursday in a probe into alleged betting irregularities, but his flash of temper - when he kicked out at Miodrag Dzudovic - suggested otherwise.
  • Proceeding from violent agitation or fury.
    • a stormy''' sound'' or '''''stormy shocks
  • Violent; passionate; rough.
    • stormy passions

    Antonyms

    * calm