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Calmer vs Calmest - What's the difference?

calmer | calmest |

As adjectives the difference between calmer and calmest

is that calmer is (calm) while calmest is (calm).

As a noun calmer

is a person or thing that calms.

As a verb calmest is

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calmer

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (calm)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person or thing that calms.
  • Christ was the calmer of a storm on the Sea of Galilee.

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    calmest

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (calm)
  • Verb

    (head)

  • 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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