KJV Dictionary Definition: calm

calm

CALM, a.

1. Still; quiet; being at rest; as the air. Hence not stormy or tempestuous; as a calm day.

2. Undisturbed; not agitated; as a calm sea.

3. Undisturbed by passion; not agitated or excited; quiet; tranquil; as the mind, temper, or attention.

CALM, n. Stillness; tranquillity; quiet; freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; applied to the elements, or the mind and passions.

CALM, v.t. To still; to quiet; as the wind, or elements; to still, appease, allay or pacify, as the mind, or passions.

calming

CALMING, ppr. Stilling; appeasing.

calmness

CALMNESS, n.

1. Quietness; stillness; tranquillity; applied to the elements.

2. Quietness; mildness; unruffled state; applied to the mind, passions or temper.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.

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