excited vs calm
Definitions
adjective
- (of persons) excessively affected by emotion
- marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
- (of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive
- in an aroused state
Examples
They were now surrounded on all sides by a ring of excited, curious faces.
He came back hours later clothes ragged, an excited look on his face.
I really felt like both of us were gonna be excited for the other one if we won and that meant a lot.
Definitions
adjective
- not agitated; without losing self-possession
- (of weather) free from storm or wind
noun
- steadiness of mind under stress
- wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale
verb
- cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
- make steady
- become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
- make calm or still
Examples
A few people were crying, and one girl was very sick and puking, but most people tried to stay calm.
There is a great deal of feeling and perhaps some bitterness, but do you not all agree with me that it is quite possible, since there is a fashion of armament in Europe, and since there has been no withdrawal on the part of the Admiralty from the stand taken by the First Lord some months ago, to have the entire Canadian people approach this situation in a calm and in an impartial manner?
Equally badly behaved, but a little calmer and better informed, were the massive numbers from the labor unions.
