Contentment vs Calm - What's the difference?
contentment | calm |
the state or degree of being contented
* 1908 ,
happiness in one's situation; satisfaction
the neurophysiological experience of satisfaction and being at ease in one's situation, body, and/or mind.
(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.
As nouns the difference between contentment and calm
is that contentment is the state or degree of being contented while calm is (in a person) the state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.As an adjective calm is
(of a person) peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.As a verb calm is
to make calm.contentment
English
(wikipedia contentment)Noun
(en-noun)- Then they got out their boat from the boat-house, sculled down the river home, and at a very late hour sat down to supper in their own cosy riverside parlour, to the Rat's great joy and contentment.
Antonyms
* discontentmentExternal links
* *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