calmed Definition

calm
adj

1. Relaxed and in control; not anxious, upset, angry, etc.

Thesaurus: serene, placid, composed, collected, confident, impassive, stolid, unruffled, relaxed, tranquil, unhurried, unflappable; Antonym: apprehensive, flustered, perturbed.
2. Said of the weather, etc: still, quiet or peaceful; not rough or stormy.

Thesaurus: balmy, still, halcyon, peaceful, windless, smooth; Antonym: rough, stormy, wild.

noun

1. Peace, quiet and tranquillity.
2. Stillness of weather.
3. A lack of sufficient wind for sailing.

verb, tr & intr calmed, calming

1. To become calmer.

Thesaurus: calm oneself, compose oneself, control oneself, restrain oneself, rest, take it easy, keep cool, simmer down, settle down, chill out (slang), chill (US slang), cool it (slang), keep one's shirt on (slang).
Form: calm down (usually)
2. To make them calmer.

Thesaurus: soothe, quiet, pacify, compose, hush, still, settle (down), mollify, placate; Antonym: excite, irritate, agitate.
Form: calm someone down (usually)
Form: calm something down

Derivative: calmly
adverb

Derivative: calmness
noun

Etymology: 14c: from French calme, from Greek kauma, (a rest during) the heat of noon.