Soothed vs Calm - What's the difference?

soothed | calm |

As verbs the difference between soothed and calm

is that soothed is (soothe) 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.

soothed

English

Verb

(head)

(soothe)

Anagrams

soothe

English

Verb

(sooth)

(obsolete) To prove true; verify; confirm as true.

(obsolete) To confirm the statements of; maintain the truthfulness of (a person); bear out.

(obsolete) To assent to; yield to; humour by agreement or concession.

To keep in good humour; wheedle; cajole; flatter.

To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.

* 2013 , Daniel Taylor, Andros Townsend calms England's nerves in taming of Montenegro'' (in ''The Guardian , 11 October 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/11/england-montenegro-world-cup-qualifier]

Yet Wayne Rooney scored at a good time, three minutes after the restart, to soothe any gathering nerves and the night can ultimately be chalked off as one of the finest occasions of Hodgson's 17 months in the job.

To allay; assuage; mitigate; soften.

(rare) To smooth over; render less obnoxious.

To calm or placate someone or some situation.

To ease or relieve pain or suffering.

To temporise by assent, concession, flattery, or cajolery.

To bring comfort or relief.

Derived terms

* soothing

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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