adv
Meaning 1
In a calm manner; coolly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
calmly
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈkɑː(ɹ)m.li/
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CMU ARPABET: K AA1 M L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: K AA1 L M L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he spoke calmly to the rioting students
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in a sedate manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sedately
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English calm Middle English -ly English -ly English calmly From calm + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: calmosament — in a calm manner
- Catalan: tranquil·lament — in a calm manner
- Cimbrian: dèstar — in a calm manner
- Czech: klidně — in a calm manner
- Dutch: kalmpjes — in a calm manner
- Dutch: kalmweg — in a calm manner
- Dutch: kalm — in a calm manner
- Esperanto: trankvile — in a calm manner
- Finnish: rauhallisesti — in a calm manner
- Finnish: tyynesti — in a calm manner
- Finnish: levollisesti — in a calm manner
- French: paisiblement — in a calm manner
- Galician: tranquilamente — in a calm manner
- Galician: amodo — in a calm manner
- German: ruhig — in a calm manner
- Greek: ήρεμα (írema) — in a calm manner
- Hungarian: nyugodtan — in a calm manner
- Latin: aequō animō — in a calm manner
- Polish: spokojnie — in a calm manner
- Portuguese: tranquilamente — in a calm manner
- Romanian: calm — in a calm manner
- Russian: споко́йно (spokójno) — in a calm manner
- Spanish: calmamente — in a calm manner
- Spanish: calmosamente — in a calm manner
- Spanish: calmadamente — in a calm manner
- Spanish: con calma — in a calm manner
- Ukrainian: спокі́йно (spokíjno) — in a calm manner