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mollify vs calm

calm vs mollify

mollify is not a noun while calm is a noun.

mollify is not an adjective while calm is an adjective.

mollify and calm both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mollify No No Yes No
calm Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, calm is a hypernym of mollify; that is, calm is a word with a broader meaning than mollify:
  • mollify: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
  • calm: make calm or still
Other hypernyms of mollify include calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize.
mollify (noun) calm (noun)
steadiness of mind under stress
wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale
mollify (adjective) calm (adjective)
(of weather) free from storm or wind
not agitated; without losing self-possession
mollify (verb) calm (verb)
make less rigid or softer cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else make steady
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of make calm or still
become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
Difference between mollify and calm

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