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calm

peaceful, quiet, and without worry

US /kɑːm/ 
UK /kɑːm/ 

آرام، متین

Example: 

The sea is calm tonight.

امشب‌ دريا آرام‌ است‌.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

adjective (calmer, calmest)

pronunciation
The word calm sounds like arm, because we don't say the letter l in this word.

1 quiet, and not excited or afraid:
Try to keep calm – there's no danger.

2 without big waves:
a calm sea

3 without much wind:
calm weather

>> calmly adverb:
He spoke calmly about the accident.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

calm

I. calm1 S3 W3 /kɑːm $ kɑːm, kɑːlm/ BrE AmE adjective (comparative calmer, superlative calmest)
[Word Family: noun: ↑calm, ↑calmness; verb: ↑calm; adverb: ↑calmly; adjective: ↑calm]
1. relaxed and quiet, not angry, nervous, or upset:
Glen was calm and composed at the funeral.
remain/stay/keep calm
I tried to stay calm and just ignore him.
2. if a place, period of time, or situation is calm, there is less activity, trouble etc than there sometimes is, or than there has been recently:
The financial markets are calm at the moment.
The streets are calm again after last night’s disturbances.
3. a sea, lake etc that is calm is smooth or has only gentle waves:
The seas were dead calm.
—calmly adverb
—calmness noun [uncountable]
• • •
THESAURUS
calm not getting angry, nervous, or upset, even in a difficult situation: We’ll talk about this later when you’re feeling calmer. | Everyone praised Douglas for the calm way in which he handled the situation.
relaxed not worried about anything, especially so that people feel comfortable: Looking relaxed and confident, the president answered questions from the press. | There was a relaxed atmosphere.
chilled-out (also chilled) informal very relaxed and not worried – used especially by young people: I’m much more chilled-out about the whole thing this year.
laid-back informal someone who is laid-back is always relaxed and never seems to get worried or annoyed about anything: I like his laid-back attitude to life. | My parents are pretty laid-back and don’t mind me staying out late.
mellow informal relaxed, friendly, and happy, especially after drinking alcohol: After a few drinks, everyone was pretty mellow.
cool informal staying calm and not showing your emotions, especially when other people are getting excited or angry: He is the kind of player who always manages to stay cool, even under pressure. | She was as cool as a cucumber (=very cool).
keep your head to manage to stay calm and behave in a sensible way in a difficult or frightening situation: In this job you need to be good at keeping your head in a crisis.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

calm

 

 

calm [calm calms calmed calming calmer calmest] adjective, verb, noun   [kɑːm]    [kɑːm] 

 

adjective (calm·er, calm·est)
1. not excited, nervous or upset
It is important to keep calm in an emergency.
Try to remain calm.
• Her voice was surprisingly calm.

• The city is calm again (= free from trouble and fighting) after yesterday's riots.

 

2. (of the sea) without large waves

3. (of the weather) without wind
a calm, cloudless day  
Word Origin:
late Middle English: via one of the Romance languages from Greek kauma ‘heat (of the day)’.  
Thesaurus:
calm adj.
Keep calm in an emergency.
coolrelaxedplacidcomposedcontrolledunperturbedunfazedeasy-goingpatient|informal laid-back|sometimes disapproving casual
Opp: agitated, Opp: excitable
calm/cool/easy-going/patient/laid-back/casual about sth
a/an calm/cool/relaxed/controlled/easy-going/laid-back/casual manner
a calm/cool/relaxed/placid/controlled voice
Calm, cool or relaxed? Relaxed describes how you feel about sth. Cool is used more to describe how sb behaves: they don't let their feelings affect their behaviour. Calm can describe feelings or behaviour.  
Thesaurus:
calm noun
1. U, sing.
in the calm of the evening
peacequiethushsilence|especially BrE tranquillity|AmE usually tranquility
absolute/total/relative calm/peace/quiet/silence/tranquillity
a sudden calm/quiet/hush/silence
break the calm/peace/quiet/silence
2. U, sing.
The police appealed for calm.
peaceorder
an uneasy calm/peace
relative/comparative calm/peace
calm/peace/order prevails  
Example Bank:
Her voice was firm and perfectly calm.
I may have appeared calm but I certainly didn't feel it.
Keep the patient calm.
She seemed pretty calm about it.
Sit down and keep calm!
The pain had receded and he felt curiously calm.
The pilot urged the passengers to remain calm.
The sea was dead calm.
The voice sounded outwardly calm.
You seem remarkably calm.
flat calm conditions
He spoke in a reassuringly calm voice.
She handled the situation with calm assurance.
Strangely, she felt quite calm about it.
The city is calm again after yesterday's riots.
The golden rule of first aid is to stay calm.
The oars dipped in the calm water.
The talks took place in a calm and serious atmosphere.
Idiom: calm before the storm
Derived Words: calmly  calmness

Derived: calm down  calm somebody down 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

calm / kɑːm / adjective

B1 peaceful, quiet, and without worry:

He has a very calm manner.

Now keep calm everyone, the police are on their way.

without hurried movement or noise:

After a night of fighting, the streets are now calm.

B1 describes weather when there is no wind, or the sea or a lake when it is still and has no waves

calmly / ˈkɑːm.li / adverb

B2 in a quiet or relaxed way:

She reacted surprisingly calmly to the news of his death.

 

calmness / ˈkɑːm.nəs / noun [ U ]

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

calm

[kɑ͟ːm]
 ♦♦♦
 calmer, calmest, calms, calming, calmed

 1) ADJ-GRADED A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
  She is usually a calm and diplomatic woman...
  Try to keep calm and just tell me what happened...
  She sighed, then continued in a soft, calm voice...
  Diane felt very calm and unafraid as she saw him off the next morning.
  Derived words:
  calmly ADV-GRADED usu ADV with v, also ADV adj Alan looked at him and said calmly, `I don't believe you.'... Hungary, by contrast, has so far reacted calmly to events in Yugoslavia.
  calmness N-UNCOUNT All those things gave him a feeling of security and calmness.
 N-UNCOUNT: also a N
 Calm is also a noun. He felt a sudden sense of calm, of contentment.
 2) VERB If you calm someone, you do something to make them feel less angry, worried, or excited.
  [V n] The ruling party's veterans know how to calm their critics...
  [V n] Tranquilliser drugs were used to calm the deportees...
  [V n] She was breathing quickly and tried to calm herself...
  [V n] A business lunch helps calm her nerves.
  Derived words:
  calming ADJ-GRADED ...a fresh, cool fragrance which produces a very calming effect on the mind.
 3) N-UNCOUNT Calm is used to refer to a quiet, still, or peaceful atmosphere in a place.
  The house projects an atmosphere of neoclassical calm and order.
  ...the rural calm of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
  Syn:
  peace
 4) ADJ-GRADED: usu v-link ADJ If someone says that a place is calm, they mean that it is free from fighting or public disorder, when trouble has recently occurred there or had been expected. [JOURNALISM]
  The city of Sarajevo appears relatively calm today.
  Syn:
  peaceful
 N-UNCOUNT: also a N
 Calm is also a noun. Community and church leaders have appealed for calm and no retaliation... An uneasy calm is reported to be prevailing in the area.
 5) VERB To calm a situation means to reduce the amount of trouble, violence, or panic there is.
  [V n] Officials hoped admitting fewer foreigners would calm the situation...
  [V n] Mr Beazer tried to calm the protests by promising to keep the company's base in Pittsburgh.
 6) ADJ-GRADED If the sea or a lake is calm, the water is not moving very much and there are no big waves.
  ...as we slid into the calm waters of Cowes Harbour.
  Syn:
  still
  Ant:
  rough
 7) ADJ-GRADED Calm weather is pleasant weather with little or no wind.
  Tuesday was a fine, clear and calm day.
 8) N-COUNT: usu supp N In sailing, a flat calm or a dead calm is a condition of the sea or the weather in which there is very little wind or movement of the water. [TECHNICAL]
  ...during flat calms when the water is crystal clear...
  We had the whole gamut of wind from a dead calm to a force 10 gale.
 9) VERB When the sea calms, it becomes still because the wind stops blowing strongly. When the wind calms, it stops blowing strongly.
  Dawn came, the sea calmed but the cold was as bitter as ever.
 10) VERB To calm a pain or an itch means to reduce it or get rid of it.
  [V n] ...more traditional methods of soothing the skin and calming the itch.
  Syn:
  soothe
 11) PHRASE You can use the calm before the storm to refer to a quiet period in which there is little or no activity, before a period in which there is a lot of trouble or intense activity.
  Phrasal Verbs:
  - calm down

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1calm /ˈkɑːm/ adj calm·er; -est
1 : not angry, upset, excited, etc.
• The teacher asked us to remain/stay calm after the fire alarm went off.
• The capital city was calm despite rumors of a possible terrorist attack. [=people in the city behaved in the usual way; there was not a lot of excited or fearful activity in the city]
• Let's try to have a calm discussion about your grades.
• My brother is always calm, cool, and collected. [=he never gets very upset]
2
- used to describe weather that is not windy, stormy, etc.
• a calm day
• They're predicting calm winds today.
• a calm sea [=a sea that has no waves or only very small waves]
- calm·ly adv [more ~; most ~]
• The coach calmly told her players what to do next.
- calm·ness noun [noncount]
• I suddenly had a great feeling of calmness.

easy-going

easy-going [adjective]

Relaxed and not easily upset or worried

US /ˈi·ziˈɡoʊ·ɪŋ/ 
Example: 

Nothing seems to bother Donna. She just rolls with the punches.

An easy-going attitude/manner

relaxed, calm, and not getting easily upset about things

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

 His friends described him as an easygoing person.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

easy-going

ˌeasy-ˈgoing BrE AmE adjective
not easily upset, annoyed, or worried OPP uptight:
Her easy-going nature made her popular.
• • •
THESAURUS
relaxed feeling calm, comfortable, and not worried or annoyed: I was feeling relaxed after my holiday. | Looking relaxed and confident, the president answered questions from the press. | He seems very relaxed about the whole situation.
easy-going relaxed and not getting annoyed or angry with people – used when this is a part of someone’s character. An easy-going person likes to have good friendly relationships with other people, and is not strict about rules: Fred MacMurray was very easy-going and a pleasure to work with. | The hotel owner was an easy-going woman who let visitors come and go pretty well when they pleased. | The children were brought up in an easy-going atmosphere at home.
laid-back informal relaxed and not getting worried or annoyed about things – used when this is part of someone’s character. A laid-back person likes to take life slowly: He seemed like a cool laid-back kind of a guy. | Life on the farm was more laid-back compared to life in the big city.
comfortable feeling happy and not worried about doing something, talking about something, or being with someone: The teachers were comfortable with the new technology and the students loved it. | Some female patients are not comfortable with the idea of seeing a male doctor. | This is an emotional issue, which most people aren’t comfortable talking about.
at ease [not before noun] feeling relaxed in a situation – used especially when someone feels less worried than before, or when many other people would not feel relaxed in that situation: After a few weeks at college, I started to feel more at ease. | He looked completely at ease on a horse. | He was surprised to find himself so at ease with her father.
feel at home to feel relaxed in a place or with a person: I’ve always felt at home in Tokyo. | He felt instantly at home with her.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

easy-going

ˌeasy-ˈgoing [easy-going]      adjective

relaxed and happy to accept things without worrying or getting angry

• I wish I had such easy-going parents!

 

Example Bank:

• His friends described him as an easy-going person.

• My older brother is more easy-going.

• Normally he was relaxed and had an easy-going manner.

• She can be very firm when she wants to, although mostly she is so easy-going.

• There were comments about his easy-going approach to work.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

ˌ easy- ˈ going / ˌiː.ziˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ /   / -ˈɡoʊ- / adjective approving

B1 relaxed and not easily upset or worried:

an easy-going attitude/manner

a friendly, easy-going type of guy

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

easy-going

 ADJ-GRADED (approval)
 If you describe someone as easy-going, you mean that they are not easily annoyed, worried, or upset, and you think this is a good quality.
  He was easy-going and good-natured...
  Athenians have a very easy-going attitude to life.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

easygoing

easy·go·ing /ˌiːziˈgowɪŋ/ adj [more ~; most ~] : relaxed and informal
• an easygoing boss
• a boss with an easygoing [=easy] manner

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