Thursday, September 20, 2007
Can you change the word
calm into a noun?
Calm
adjective, -er, -est, noun, verb –adjective | 1. | without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea. |
| 2. | not windy or stormy: a calm day. |
| 3. | free from excitement or passion; tranquil: a calm face; a calm manner. |
–noun | 4. | freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness. |
| 5. | Meteorology. wind speed of less than 1 mph (0.447 m/sec). |
| 6. | freedom from agitation, excitement, or passion; tranquillity; serenity: She faced the possibility of death with complete calm. |
–verb (used with object) | 7. | to make calm: He calmed the excited dog. |
–verb (used without object) | 8. | to become calm (usually fol. by down). |
—Related formscalm·ing·ly, adverb
calmly, adverb
calmness, noun
Well, in a way, yes. As you can see, one related form is
calmness, a noun.
There's another related form, according to a student, and it's
calamity. Yes, that's right.
Calamity. How did I miss that one?
*Definition taken from Dictionary.com.
?dael had a question at 2:47 PM
