calm: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 8 letter points · starts with C · ends with M
Meaning of calm
adj
Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
Free of noise and disturbance.
with few or no waves on the surface; not rippled.
Without wind or storm.
Listed forms: calmer, calmest, calme.
Source: Wiktionary — calm.
noun
- countable, uncountable
The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.
- countable, uncountable
The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.
- countable, uncountable
The absence of wind; a period of time without wind.
Listed forms: calms, calme.
Source: Wiktionary — calm.
verb
- transitive
To make calm.
- intransitive
To become calm.
Listed forms: calms, calming, calmed, calme.
Source: Wiktionary — calm.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for calm.
adjective
not agitated; without losing self-possession
noun
steadiness of mind under stress
noun
wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale
- calm air
verb
make calm or still
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is calm in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of calm
C(3) + A(1) + L(1) + M(3) = 8 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of calm
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from calm
12 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in calm. Showing up to 24, longest first.