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calme

calme is the obsolete spelling of calm.

Meaning of calm

Adjective

calm (comparative calmer or more calm, superlative calmest or most calm)

  1. Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
  2. Free of noise and disturbance.
    • Calm is the morn without a sound,
      ⁠Calm as to suit a calmer grief,
      ⁠And only thro’ the faded leaf
      The chestnut pattering to the ground: […]1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XI”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC
    Antonyms:
    disturbed
  3. with few or no waves on the surface; not rippled.
  4. Without wind or storm.
    Antonyms:
    windy, stormy
  5. (Multicultural-London-English, slang) Good; alright; cool; OK.
    • Hi, welcome to Puma. If you need any help, my name's Kelly. That's calm, man[…]Thirty pounds is the limit, I think you'll pay no more, I'm sorry. Aight, fuck it! What, can I do chip and pin. Calm, I'ma put my pin in like boom!2017, “Uber Everywhere Freestyle 2”performed by Cadet (rapper)

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Forms of calme

comparativemore calme
superlativemost calme

Questions about calme

What is calme the obsolete spelling of?
Calme is the obsolete spelling of calm.

Words near calme in the dictionary

  1. calmar
  2. calmars
  3. Calmas
  4. calmative
  5. calmatives
  6. calme
  7. calmecac
  8. calmecacs
  9. calmed
  10. calmed down
  11. calmegin

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