Frenetic vs Calm - What's the difference?
frenetic | calm |
Fast, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.
(obsolete) Mentally deranged, insane.
(obsolete, medicine) Characterised by manifestations of delirium or madness.
(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 adjectives the difference between frenetic and calm
is that frenetic is fast, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy while calm is (of a person) peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.As nouns the difference between frenetic and calm
is that frenetic is one who is frenetic while calm is (in a person) the state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.As a verb calm is
to make calm.frenetic
English
Alternative forms
* phrenetic (dated) * phrenetick (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- After a week of working at a frenetic pace, she was ready for Saturday.
Synonyms
*frantic, frenziedExternal links
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*calm
English
Adjective
(en-adj)Synonyms
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* (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