Synonyms for calmness
calm·ness

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1. calmness

   Apathy, according to its Greek derivation, is a simple absence of feeling or emotion. There are persons to whom a certain degree of apathy is natural, an innate sluggishness of the emotional nature. In the apathy of despair, a person gives up, without resistance or sensibility, to what he has fiercely struggled to avoid. While apathy is want of feeling, calmness is feeling without agitation. Calmness is the result of strength, courage, or trust; apathy is the result of dulness or weakness. Composure is freedom from agitation or disturbance, resulting ordinarily from force of will, or from perfect confidence in one's own resources. Impassibility is a philosophical term applied to the Deity, as infinitely exalted above all stir of passion or emotion. Unfeelingness, the Saxon word that should be the exact equivalent of apathy, really means more, a lack of the feeling one ought to have, a censurable hardness of heart. Indifference and insensibility designate the absence of feeling toward certain persons or things; apathy, entire absence of feeling. Indifference is a want of interest; insensibility is a want of feeling; unconcern has reference to consequences. We speak of insensibility of heart, immobility of countenance. Stoicism is an intentional suppression of feeling and deadening of sensibilities, while apathy is involuntary. Compare CALM; REST; STUPOR.

   Synonyms:
   apathy, composure, immobility, impassibility, indifference, insensibility, lethargy, phlegm, quietness, quietude, sluggishness, stillness, stoicism, tranquillity, unconcern, unfeelingness

   Antonyms:
   agitation, alarm, anxiety, care, distress, disturbance, eagerness, emotion, excitement, feeling, frenzy, fury, passion, sensibility, sensitiveness, storm, susceptibility, sympathy, turbulence, vehemence, violence

   Preposition:
   The apathy of monastic life; apathy toward good.

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1. composure, calm, calmness, equanimitynoun

   steadiness of mind under stress

   "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"

   Synonyms:
   equanimity, calm air, calm, composure

   Antonyms:
   agitation

2. calmnessnoun

   an absence of strong winds or rain

   Synonyms:
   equanimity, calm, composure

   Antonyms:
   agitation

3. calmnessnoun

   a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement

   Synonyms:
   equanimity, calm, composure

   Antonyms:
   agitation

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1. • Feeling
   • Good Weather
   • Temperament

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1. tranquility

   you can feel the tranquility of the moon when looking at it in the night.

   Submitted by Aya11115 on December 1, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. calmnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   quietness, tranquillity, serenity, repose, peace, stillness, calm, placidity, lull

2. calmnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   mildness, coolness, sedateness, composure

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1. calmnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   tranquillity, serenity, placidity, stillness, composure, imperturbability, dispassion, imperturbation, unconcern, equanimity, collectedness, self-possession

   Antonyms:
   commotion, excitement, agitation, discomposure

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1. List of paraphrases for "calmness":

   calm, quietness, lull, serenity, quiet, tranquillity, tranquility, composure, calming

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How to use calmness in a sentence?

1. Charles Hamilton Aide:

   I sit beside my lonely fire and pray for wisdom yet for calmness to remember or courage to forget.

2. Jill Castle:

   When you shift a bit of control to the child, we see so much more compliance and calmness around food and so much more happiness around the food.

3. Josiah Gilbert Holland:

   Calmness is the cradle of power.

4. Lavater:

   Vociferation and calmness of character seldom meet in the same person.

5. Matthew Schmitt:

   It's full of antioxidants, promotes calmness and can reduce anxiety.