Conciliate vs Calm - What's the difference?
conciliate | calm | Related terms |
Make calm and content; placate.
Mediate in a dispute.
(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.
Conciliate is a related term of calm.
As verbs the difference between conciliate and calm
is that conciliate is make calm and content; placate while calm is to make calm.As an adjective calm is
(of a person) peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.As a noun calm is
(in a person) the state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.conciliate
English
Verb
(conciliat)Quotations
* 1759 – ,Theory of Moral Sentiments, page 337 *: Frankness and openness conciliate confidence.
Derived terms
* conciliatorycalm
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