Soundless vs Calm - What's the difference?
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without sound
* 1599 , , V. i. 37:
Not capable of being sounded or fathomed; unfathomable.
* 1609 , :
(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.
Soundless is a related term of calm.
As adjectives the difference between soundless and calm
is that soundless is without sound while 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.As a verb calm is
to make calm.soundless
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- O yes, and soundless too; / For you have stolen their buzzing, Antony, / And very wisely threat before you sting.
- Your shallowest help will hold me up afloat, / Whilst he upon your soundless deep doth ride,
calm
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
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* ice-calmVerb
(en verb)- to calm a crying baby
- to calm the passions
- to calm the tempest raised by Aeolus