Lighten vs Calm - What's the difference?

Lighten is a related term of calm.

In lang=en terms the difference between lighten and calm

is that lighten is to emit or disclose in, or as if in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning while calm is to become calm.

As verbs the difference between lighten and calm

is that lighten is to alleviate; to reduce the burden of 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.

lighten

English

Verb

(en verb)

To alleviate; to reduce the burden of.

To make light or lighter in weight.

To make less serious or more cheerful.

* Bible, Psalms xxxiv. 5

They looked unto him, were lightened .

To make brighter or clearer; to illuminate.

to lighten''' an apartment with lamps or gas; to '''lighten the streets

* Dryden

A key of fire ran all along the shore, / And lightened all the river with a blaze.

To become light or lighter in weight.

To become less serious or more cheerful.

To become brighter or clearer; to brighten.

To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or like, lightning; to flash.

* Shakespeare

This dreadful night, / That thunders, lightens , opens graves, and roars / As doth the lion.

To emit or disclose in, or as if in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.

* Shakespeare

His eye lightens forth / Controlling majesty.

To descend; to light.

* Book of Common Prayer

O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us.

To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten.

* Sir J. Davies

Lighten my spirit with one clear heavenly ray.

Conjugation

(en-conj-simple)

Derived terms

* lighten up

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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