calm

adj

1. still, motionless, smooth, undisturbed, unagitated, quiet; windless, waveless, storm-less; stationary, becalmed; tranquil, serene, restful, reposeful, placid, peaceful, halcyon.

2. composed, collected, Inf. together, self-possessed; cool, cool-headed, self-controlled, passionless, impassive, dispassionate; easy-going, relaxed, even-tempered, imperturbable, unexcitable, unflappable; unex-cited, unmoved, unperturbed; unruffled, staid, sedate; undemonstrative, unemotional, stoical, philosophical.

n

3. motionlessness, stillness, quietness, quietude, calmness; tranquillity, serenity, sereneness, plac-idness, placidity; repose, rest, reposefulness, restfulness, peace, peacefulness, harmony, harmoniousness.

4. composure, self-possession, coolness, dispassion; equanimity, poise, sang-froid; steadiness, self-control.

v

5. soothe, allay, assuage, mollify, softeji; quiet, still, compose, lull, hush; pacify, tranquihze, smooth, settle, Inf. cool [s.o.] off; sedate/ opiate, narcotize, stupefy, dull, deaden; relax, loosen up, settle down; placate, mediate, reconcile. __

6. defuse, depoliticize, devolatilize.