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CALMNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Steadiness of mind under stress
Example:
he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity
Synonyms:
calm; calmness; composure; equanimity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("calmness" is a kind of...):
disposition; temperament (your usual mood)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "calmness"):
aplomb; assuredness; cool; poise; sang-froid (great coolness and composure under strain)
placidity; quiet; repose; serenity; tranquility; tranquillity (a disposition free from stress or emotion)
Derivation:
calm (not agitated; without losing self-possession)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("calmness" is a kind of...):
feeling (the experiencing of affective and emotional states)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "calmness"):
placidity; placidness (a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling)
coolness; imperturbability; imperturbableness (calm and unruffled self-assurance)
quietness; quietude; tranquility; tranquillity (a state of peace and quiet)
Antonym:
agitation (the feeling of being agitated; not calm)
Derivation:
calm (not agitated; without losing self-possession)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An absence of strong winds or rain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("calmness" is a kind of...):
good weather (weather suitable for outdoor activities)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "calmness"):
stillness; windlessness (calmness without winds)
lull; quiet (a period of calm weather)
Derivation:
calm ((of weather) free from storm or wind)
Context examples:
The night passed away, and the sun rose from the ocean; my feelings became calmer, if it may be called calmness when the violence of rage sinks into the depths of despair.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
They had by dint of being so very much together, got to speak to each other with a considerable portion of apparent indifference and calmness; but he could not do it now.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
Not once did his eyes flash nor his cheeks flush, while the calmness and poise with which he talked surprised her.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
The situation was slipping away from him, all his beautiful calmness was going.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
Yesterday I trusted well in Providence, and believed that events were working together for your good and mine: it was a fine day, if you recollect—the calmness of the air and sky forbade apprehensions respecting your safety or comfort on your journey.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
For some moments her voice was lost; but recovering herself, she added, and with greater calmness than before—I am now perfectly satisfied, I wish for no change.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
“I am glad you gave him something considerable,” said Lady Bertram, with most unsuspicious calmness, “for I gave him only 10 pounds.”
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
It was not in his calmness that she read his comparative difference.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
Not with such calmness was he answered by the latter: Oh!
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
He bore it, however, with admirable calmness.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
