Calm vs. Tranquility
Difference Between Calm and Tranquility
Calmadjective
Nearly or completely motionless; undisturbed
the calm surface of the lake.Tranquilitynoun
The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
Calmadjective
Not excited or agitated; composed
The president was calm throughout the global crisis.Tranquilitynoun
alternative spelling of tranquillity
Calmnoun
An absence or cessation of motion; stillness.
Tranquilitynoun
a disposition free from stress or emotion
Calmnoun
A condition of no wind or a wind with a speed of less than 1 knot (1.15 miles per hour; 1.9 kilometers per hour), according to the Beaufort scale.
Tranquilitynoun
a state of peace and quiet
Calmnoun
Tranquility or serenity
"an unaccustomed reticence that I took to be the calm that follows rage" (Jeanne Marie Laskas).Calmverb
To make or become calm or quiet
A warm bath will calm you. After the storm, the air calmed.Calmadjective
(of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
Calmadjective
(of a place or situation) Free of noise and disturbance.
Calmadjective
(of water) with few or no waves on the surface; not rippled.
Calmadjective
Without wind or storm.
Calmnoun
(in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.
Calmnoun
(in a place or situation) The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.
Calmnoun
A period of time without wind.
Calmverb
(transitive) To make calm.
to calm a crying babyto calm the passionsCalmverb
(intransitive) To become calm.
Calmnoun
steadiness of mind under stress;
he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimityCalmverb
make calm or still;
quiet the dragons of worry and fearCalmverb
make steady;
steady yourselfCalmverb
become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation;
After the fight both men need to cool off.It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again.Calmverb
cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to;
The patient must be sedated before the operationCalmadjective
not agitated; without losing self-possession;
spoke in a calm voiceremained calm throughout the uproarCalmadjective
characterized by absence of emotional agitation;
calm acceptance of the inevitableremained serene in the midst of turbulencea serene expression on her faceshe became more tranquiltranquil life in the countryCalmadjective
(of weather) free from storm or wind;
calm seasCalmadjective
marked by freedom from agitation or excitement;
the rioters gradually became calm and slowly dispersed
