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calmest

calmest is the superlative form of calm.

calmest is the second-person singular simple present indicative 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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Origin of calmest

From calm + -est.

Questions about calmest

What is calmest the superlative form of?
Calmest is the superlative form of calm.

Words near calmest in the dictionary

  1. calmened
  2. calmening
  3. calmens
  4. calmer
  5. calmers
  6. calmest
  7. calmeth
  8. calmful
  9. calmidazolium
  10. calmidozolium
  11. calming

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