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US
/ˈkɑɫmnəs, ˈkɑmnəs/
]
[ UK /kˈɑːmnəs/ ]
[ UK /kˈɑːmnəs/ ]
NOUN
-
steadiness of mind under stress
he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity - a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement
- an absence of strong winds or rain
How To Use calmness In A Sentence
- Performing asanas with awareness creates inner calmness as well as reduces fatigue and stress in the body.
- Wherefore, upon all these accounts, as well as for all the reasons before mentioned, youth stands in need of good government to manage it in the reading of poetry, that being free from all prejudicate opinions, and rather instructed beforehand in conformity thereunto, it may with more calmness, friendliness, and familiarity pass from thence to the study of philosophy. Essays and Miscellanies
- The bracing fresh air penetrates deep into the lungs and instill a feeling of calmness and well-being.
- Thinking is, or ought to be, a coolness and a calmness; and our poor hearts throb, and our poor brains beat too much for that.
- He was wise and sagacious, but prone to dissension and his spirit was that of calmness under fire.
- Gabriel’s calmness is the result of military training, mostly mine. Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Ghost’s Review Forum
- This intelligence, which, at any other time, would have been received with rapturous enthusiasm, was listened to under the influence of a counterirritant already at work, with comparative calmness, and its only effect was to cause a postponement of the vote on the laborers 'bill upon the plea of the lateness of the hour, although not without strenuous opposition from the extreme right. Edmond Dantès
- It will once again be promoted as a town of natural beauty, cleanness, and calmness.
- Serotonin, a neurotransmitter that regulates well-being, calmness and satiety, can be restored by eating carbohydrates.
- Deanna's calmness had completely deflated me by now.