Calm vs. Tranquil

Calm vs. Tranquil — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Calm and Tranquil

Calmadjective

(of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.

Tranquiladjective

Free from emotional or mental disturbance.

Calmadjective

(of a place or situation) Free of noise and disturbance.

Tranquiladjective

Calm; without motion or sound.

Calmadjective

(of water) with few or no waves on the surface; not rippled.

Tranquiladjective

characterized by absence of emotional agitation;

calm acceptance of the inevitableremained serene in the midst of turbulencea serene expression on her faceshe became more tranquiltranquil life in the country
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Calmadjective

Without wind or storm.

Tranquiladjective

free from disturbance;

a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid baythe quiet waters of a lagoona lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue skya smooth channel crossingscarcely a ripple on the still waterunruffled water

Calmnoun

(in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.

Calmnoun

(in a place or situation) The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.

Calmnoun

A period of time without wind.

Calmverb

(transitive) To make calm.

to calm a crying babyto calm the passions
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Calmverb

(intransitive) To become calm.

Calmnoun

steadiness of mind under stress;

he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity

Calmverb

make calm or still;

quiet the dragons of worry and fear

Calmverb

make steady;

steady yourself

Calmverb

become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation;

After the fight both men need to cool off.It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again.

Calmverb

cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to;

The patient must be sedated before the operation

Calmadjective

not agitated; without losing self-possession;

spoke in a calm voiceremained calm throughout the uproar

Calmadjective

characterized by absence of emotional agitation;

calm acceptance of the inevitableremained serene in the midst of turbulencea serene expression on her faceshe became more tranquiltranquil life in the country

Calmadjective

(of weather) free from storm or wind;

calm seas

Calmadjective

marked by freedom from agitation or excitement;

the rioters gradually became calm and slowly dispersed