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# calmness

noun (calmness, uncountable)

«calmness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Calmness is the state of being quiet, peaceful and not worried, angry or excited. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calmness/#m1)
2. Calmness is stillness in weather or water: «the calmness of the sea». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calmness/#m2)

### In the lessons

In safety lessons calmness matters: in a fire drill or emergency pupils should keep calm and follow instructions. In stories calmness shows a brave or wise character. In PSHE lessons children learn breathing to bring calmness. Phrases: with calmness, keep calm, an air of calmness.

### Examples

- She answered the hard question with calmness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calmness/#x1)
- The calmness of the lake was beautiful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calmness/#x2)
- Breathing slowly helps bring calmness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calmness/#x3)
- The pilot's calmness helped the passengers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calmness/#x4)
- His calmness in the emergency saved lives. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calmness/#x5)
- After the storm came a strange calmness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calmness/#x6)
- At last Labakan spoke with forced calmness, “Most gracious lord and father, do not let yourself be deceived by this man. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calmness/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: no «a calmness». In everyday talk «calm» as a noun is more common: «the calm before the storm». The «l» is silent in many accents: «kahm-ness».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «calmness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calmness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«calmness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calmness.html) on Mova free.