Calm vs. Serene

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  • Calm (adjective)

    Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.

  • Calm (adjective)

    Free of noise and disturbance.

  • Calm (adjective)

    with few or no waves on the surface; not rippled.

  • Calm (adjective)

    Without wind or storm.

  • Calm (noun)

    The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.

  • Calm (noun)

    The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.

  • Calm (noun)

    A period of time without wind.

  • Calm (verb)

    To make calm.

    “to calm a crying baby”

    “to calm the passions”

  • Calm (verb)

    To become calm.

  • Serene (adjective)

    Peaceful, calm, unruffled.

    “She looked at her students with joviality and a serene mentality.”

  • Serene (adjective)

    Without worry or anxiety; unaffected by disturbance.

  • Serene (adjective)

    fair and unclouded (as of the sky); clear; unobscured.

  • Serene (adjective)

    Used as part of certain titles, originally to indicate sovereignty or independence.

    “Her Serene Highness”

  • Serene (verb)

    To make serene.

  • Serene (noun)

    Serenity; clearness; calmness.

  • Serene (noun)

    Evening air; night chill.

  • Serene (noun)

    A fine rain from a cloudless sky after sunset.

Wiktionary
  • Calm (adjective)

    not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions

    “she had to keep calm at all costs”

    “his voice was calm”

  • Calm (adjective)

    (of a place) peaceful after violent activity

    “the city was reported to be calm, but army patrols remained”

  • Calm (adjective)

    (of the weather) pleasantly free from wind

    “the night was clear and calm”

  • Calm (adjective)

    (of the sea) not disturbed by large waves

    “a dead calm sea”

  • Calm (noun)

    the absence of strong emotions; calm feelings

    “his usual calm deserted him”

  • Calm (noun)

    the absence of violent activity in a place

    “the elections proceeded in an atmosphere of relative calm”

    “an edgy calm reigned in the capital”

  • Calm (noun)

    the absence of wind

    “in the centre of the storm calm prevailed”

  • Calm (noun)

    still air represented by force 0 on the Beaufort scale (less than 1 knot or 1 km/h).

  • Calm (noun)

    an area of the sea without wind

    “flat calms”

  • Calm (verb)

    make (someone) tranquil and quiet; soothe

    “I took him inside and tried to calm him down”

  • Calm (verb)

    (of a person) become tranquil and quiet

    “gradually I calmed down and lost my anxiety”

Oxford Dictionary

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