Calm vs Peaceable - What's the difference?

Calm is a related term of peaceable.

As adjectives the difference between calm and peaceable

is that calm is (of a person) peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety while peaceable is favouring peace rather than conflict; not aggressive, tending to avoid violence (of people, actions etc).

As a noun 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.

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

Anagrams

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peaceable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

Favouring peace rather than conflict; not aggressive, tending to avoid violence (of people, actions etc.).

* 1999 , Faisal Bodi, The Guardian , 29 Dec 1999:

But in the Muslim world we are dealing with regimes who have banished, imprisoned, silenced or neutralised all opposition, even where this is entirely peaceable .

* 2011 , ‘Feeling understandably twitchy’, The Economist , 8 Feb 2011:

But if you talk to people here privately, they suggest there are three possible scenarios. The first (intended to sound incredible) is that Israel’s biggest neighbour will be transformed into a peaceable , pluralist democracy.

Characterized by peace; peaceful, tranquil.

* , Episode 16:

Though unusual in the Dublin area he knew that it was not by any means unknown for desperadoes who had next to nothing to live on to be abroad waylaying and generally terrorising peaceable pedestrians by placing a pistol at their head [...].

Derived terms

* peaceability * peaceableness * peaceably