Soften vs Calm - What's the difference?
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To make something soft or softer.
To undermine the morale of someone (often soften up ).
To make less harsh
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To become soft or softer
(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.
Soften is a related term of calm.
In lang=en terms the difference between soften and calm
is that soften is to become soft or softer while calm is to become calm.As verbs the difference between soften and calm
is that soften is to make something soft or softer 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.soften
English
Verb
(en verb)- Soften the butter before beating in the sugar.
- Before the invasion, we softened up the enemy with the artillery.
- Having second thoughts, I softened my criticism.
- The butter softened as it warmed up.
See also
* mollify * neshen English ergative verbs English intransitive verbs English transitive verbscalm
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