Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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calm | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
temperament | Yes | No | No | No |
calm (noun) | temperament (noun) |
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steadiness of mind under stress | an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys |
wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale | your usual mood |
excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly) |
calm (adjective) | temperament (adjective) |
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(of weather) free from storm or wind | |
not agitated; without losing self-possession |
calm (verb) | temperament (verb) |
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cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to | |
make steady | |
make calm or still | |
become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation |