1.
[syn: composure, calm, calmness, equanimity]
2. an absence of strong winds or rain;
3. a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Calmness \Calm"ness\, n.
The state of quality of being calm; quietness; tranquillity;
self-repose.
[1913 Webster]
The gentle calmness of the flood. --Denham.
[1913 Webster]
Hes calmness was the repose of conscious power. --E.
Everett.
Syn: Quietness; quietude; stillness; tranquillity; serenity;
repose; composure; sedateness; placidity.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
calmness
n 1: steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their
problems with composure and she with equanimity" [syn:
composure, calm, calmness, equanimity] [ant:
discomposure]
2: an absence of strong winds or rain
3: a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement
[ant: agitation]