calms

Meaning of calms

noun
  1. the absence of wind.
    in the centre of the storm calm prevailed
verb, 3rd person present
  1. make (someone) tranquil and quiet; soothe.
    I took him inside and tried to calm him down

late Middle English: via one of the Romance languages from Greek kauma ‘heat (of the day)’.

Information about calms

  • The singular form of calms is: calm.
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Hyphenation of calms

calms

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • calms is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

calms synonyms

Meaning gently calm (a person or their feelings):

soothe

Meaning quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of:

pacify

Meaning make (someone) less angry or hostile:

placate

Meaning appease the anger or anxiety of (someone):

mollify

Meaning pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands:

appease

Meaning stop (someone) being angry or discontented; placate:

conciliate

Meaning make (someone) be quiet or stop talking:

hush

Meaning make (someone) feel deceptively secure or confident:

lull

Meaning make or become gentle:

gentle

Meaning (of a drug) have a calming or sedative effect on:

tranquillize

Meaning suppress (a feeling):

quell

Meaning diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry):

allay

Meaning make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe:

alleviate

Meaning make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense:

assuage

Meaning sweeten:

dulcify

calms antonyms

Meaning cause (someone) to feel very enthusiastic and eager:

excite

Meaning make (someone) unhappy, disappointed, or worried:

upset

Anagrams of calms

clams

Words that rhyme with calms

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