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calmness
Variant of calm
noun
- lack of wind or motion; stillness
- lack of agitation or excitement; tranquillity; serenity
- Meteorol. a condition in which the air movement is less than one mile per hour
adjective
- without wind or motion; still; quiet
- not agitated or excited; tranquil or cool
transitive verb, intransitive verb
to make or become calm: often with down
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