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Grammar : Adj
Spell : kahm; older use kam; spelling pronunciation kahlm
Phonetic Transcription : kɑm; older use kæm; spelling pronunciation kɑlm



Definition of calmer

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French calme, carme "stillness, quiet, tranquility," from the adjective (see calm (adj.)).
  • adj peaceful, quiet (inanimate)
  • adj composed, cool (animate)
Example sentences :
  • Otherwise I may behave in a manner to be regretted in my calmer moments.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Meantime, how fared the peer with the calmer and gentler sister?
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol. XXXII No. 2. February 1848 » by Various
  • "Hysterical," he said to himself, calmer now that he had vented his feelings.
  • Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
  • He was calmer now, and able to talk about the Dublin shooting with some discrimination.
  • Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
  • She was calmer now, she had heard, and loyally she answered.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • That day Ralph walked through the streets with a calmer mind.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
  • No, he was calmer and more collected than Grog had ever seen him in a moment of trial.
  • Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
  • To-morrow we shall, both of us, be calmer, and can talk over all together.
  • Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. » by Charles James Lever
  • Windy day, but calmer in the evening and at night rained a little.
  • Extract from : « Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 » by Ian Hamilton
  • The indignation it awakened must not be judged by the standard of a calmer age.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Henry Martyn Baird

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