noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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.
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈkɑ(l)mnəs/
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkɑːmnəs/
CMU ARPABET:K AA1 M N AH0 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:K AA1 L M N AH0 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The state of being calm; tranquillity; silence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
steadiness of mind under stress
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity
Etymology tree English calm Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English calmness From calm + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
هُدُوء
(hudūʔ)
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Armenian:
հանգստություն
(hangstutʻyun)
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Armenian:
խաղաղություն
(xaġaġutʻyun)
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Azerbaijani:
sakitlik
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Belarusian:
спако́й
(spakój)
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Bulgarian:
споко́йствие
(spokójstvie)
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Chinese Mandarin:
冷靜 /冷静
(lěngjìng)
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Czech:
klid
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Czech:
pokoj
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Danish:
ro
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Danish:
stilhed
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Dutch:
kalmte
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Esperanto:
trankvileco
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Esperanto:
trankvilo
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Finnish:
tyyneys
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
French:
calme
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Galician:
sosego
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
German:
Ruhe
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
German:
Gelassenheit
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
German:
Gemütsruhe
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Greek:
ηρεμία
(iremía)
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Ancient Greek:
ἀταραξία
(ataraxía)
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Hungarian:
nyugalom
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Hungarian:
nyugalmasság
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Hungarian:
csend
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Japanese:
平静
(heisei)
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Japanese:
平安
(heian)
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Korean:
평정
(pyeongjeong)
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Korean:
평온
(pyeong'on)
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Lithuanian:
ramybė
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Māori:
taumauri
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Māori:
rautahitanga
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Polish:
spokój
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Portuguese:
calma
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Romanian:
calm
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Romanian:
liniște
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Russian:
споко́йствие
(spokójstvije)
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Russian:
поко́й
(pokój)
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Scottish Gaelic:
suaimhneas
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Slovak:
pokoj
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Spanish:
calma
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Swedish:
ro
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Swedish:
stillhet
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Swedish:
lugn
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Ukrainian:
спокі́й
(spokíj)
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
Vietnamese:
sự yên lặng
— the state of being calm; tranquillity; silence
