Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which calms, or has the power to still and make quiet; one who or that which allays, pacifies, or soothes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, makes calm.
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- adjective
comparative form ofcalm : morecalm - noun A person or thing that
calms .
Etymologies
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Examples
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In spite of the fact that she was over seventy when Tiberius became emperor, in dedicated artwork she got progressively younger.22 Slowly but surely the round-faced visage of her earlier public portraits underwent a facelift, the severe nodus hairstyle with its bulky pompadour gradually replaced with a softer, more graceful center part, her wrinkles filled in, her skin made smoother, her expression calmer and more serene.
Caesars’ Wives Annelise Freisenbruch 2010
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I don't think I have ever had them go stale -- and they are, in calmer years, one of the first cookies I make during the holidays to sit out on our table in cookie tins since they last so well.
Espresso Chocolate Chip Mandelbrot For The Troops Laura 2008
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Parental hyperconcern about safety and well-being turns a two-and-a-half-hour interlude of what once, in calmer days, may have been looked on as a break from the kids into a window of intense worry.
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I don't think I have ever had them go stale -- and they are, in calmer years, one of the first cookies I make during the holidays to sit out on our table in cookie tins since they last so well.
Archive 2008-12-01 Laura 2008
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But in calmer times he has had a way of undercutting himself.
The Reverend 2006
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Booed out of New York after 2 1/2 seasons with the Mets, Matsui is a perfect fit in calmer Colorado.
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But in calmer times he has had a way of undercutting himself.
The Reverend 2006
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However, I will certainly be keeping it on the shelf to look forward to in calmer days when I can appreciate Timothy's wisdom more fully.
Timothy: Summary and book reviews of Timothy by Verlyn Klinkenborg. 2006
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But in calmer times he has had a way of undercutting himself.
The Reverend 2006
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And feeling left out and unloved, which he has expressed to me very clearly in calmer moments.
Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: Those Brain-Dead Parents. 2004
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