Calmed vs Balmed - What's the difference?
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(calm)
(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.
(balm)
Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora'' of Africa, Arabia and India and ''Myroxylon of South America.
A plant or tree yielding such substance.
Any soothing oil or lotion, especially an aromatic one.
(figuratively) Something soothing.
Any of various aromatic plants of the genus Melissa , such as lemon balm () or bee balm.
(archaic) To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal.
(figurative) To soothe; to mitigate.
As verbs the difference between calmed and balmed
is that calmed is past tense of calm while balmed is past tense of balm.calmed
English
Verb
(head)calm
English
Adjective
(en-adj)Synonyms
* See alsoAntonyms
* (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 .
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* ice-calmVerb
(en verb)- to calm a crying baby
- to calm the passions
- to calm the tempest raised by Aeolus
Synonyms
* calm down, cool off, ease, pacify, quieten, soothe, subdueAnagrams
* ----balmed
English
Verb
(head)balm
English
Noun
(en noun)- There is a balm in Gilead.... (Spiritual)
- Classical music is a sweet balm for our sorrows.
Synonyms
* (aromatic resin) balsam * (plant or tree) balsam * (soothing oil or lotion) balsam * (something soothing) balsamSee also
* lotion * ointment * unguentVerb
(en verb)- (Shakespeare)