calmable
calmable adjective: able to be calmed.
Adjective
calmable (comparative more calmable, superlative most calmable)
- Able to be calmed.
- Such a great nonsensical flap has been made over the circumstances attending a poetry reading I gave at Portland State University on May 27, 1967, that I would like to add a few clear words and perhaps calm those curious who are calmable.1967 May 29, Allen Ginsberg, “Allen Ginsberg [New York, NY] to Whom It May Concern [Portland, OR]”, in Bill Morgan, editor, The Letters of Allen Ginsberg, Philadelphia, Pa.: Da Capo Press, published...
- A parent can say, “I am here. . . . You are going to be all right. . . . You’ll be all better soon. . . . Your body is healing the hurt right now. . . . It’s getting better and better.” Children are very susceptible to suggestion after the shock of an accident, and they are calmable. Not only can...1979, Mike Samuels, Nancy Samuels, “Emergency medicine”, in The Well Baby Book, New York, N.Y.: Summit Books, →ISBN, page 299
- Antonyms:
- uncalmable
Examples of calmable in a sentence
- It’s getting better and better.” Children are very susceptible to suggestion after the shock of an accident, and they are calmable.1979, Mike Samuels, Nancy Samuels, “Emergency medicine”, in The Well Baby Book, New York, N.Y.: Summit Books, →ISBN, page 299:
- “She doesn’t sound calmable,” I told him.1990, Ralph Schoenstein, “Down, Ralphie!”, in You Can’t Be Serious: Writing and Living American Humor, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Press...
- Most things are calmable with toast, I think, especially with the right marmalade.2011, Chris Lynch, “Night and Day”, in Angry Young Man, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster BFYR, →ISBN, page 89:
Antonyms of calmable
Forms of calmable
| comparative | more calmable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most calmable |
Origin of calmable
From calm + -able.
Questions about calmable
- What does calmable mean?
- Calmable means able to be calmed.
- How do you use calmable in a sentence?
- It’s getting better and better.” Children are very susceptible to suggestion after the shock of an accident, and they are calmable.
- What part of speech is calmable?
- Calmable is an adjective.
Words near calmable in the dictionary
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