different between calm vs inaudible

English

Alternative forms

• calme (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English calm, calme, from Old French calme, probably from Old Italian calma, of uncertain origin. Calma may derive from Late Latin cauma (“heat of the midday sun”), from Ancient Greek ????? (kaûma, “heat, especially of the sun”), from ???? (kaí?, “I burn”), or possibly from Latin cale?. Compare also Proto-Germanic *kalmaz (“frozenness, cold”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k??m/
• (US) IPA^(key): /k?m/, /k?lm/, /k?(?)m/
• (Ireland, Scotland) IPA^(key): /kam/
• Rhymes: -??m
• (nonstandard, now chiefly dialect) IPA^(key): /ka?m/

Adjective

calm (comparative calmer or more calm, superlative calmest or most calm)

1. (of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.

   Antonyms: stressed, nervous, anxious

2. (of a place or situation) Free of noise and disturbance.

   Antonym: disturbed

3. (of water) with few or no waves on the surface; not rippled.
4. Without wind or storm.

   Antonyms: windy, stormy

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:calm

Derived terms

• calm as a millpond
• ice-calm

Translations

Noun

calm (countable and uncountable, plural calms)

1. (in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.
2. (in a place or situation) The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.
3. A period of time without wind.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:calmness

Derived terms

• ice-calm

Translations

Verb

calm (third-person singular simple present calms, present participle calming, simple past and past participle calmed)

1. (transitive) To make calm.

   to calm a crying baby

   to calm the passions

   • to calm the tempest raised by Aeolus

2. (intransitive) To become calm.

Synonyms

• allay, appease, calm down, cool off, ease, pacify, quieten, soothe, subdue

Antonyms

• agitate
• excite

Translations

Anagrams

• ALCM, CAML, CLAM, Caml, Malc, clam

Catalan

Etymology

From calma, probably in imitation of French calme (adjective) and Spanish calmo.

Adjective

calm (feminine calma, masculine plural calms, feminine plural calmes)

1. calm

Related terms

• calma
• calmar

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French calme.

Noun

calm n (plural calmuri)

1. composure (calmness of mind or matter, self-possession)

Related terms

• calma

English

Etymology

From in- +? audible.

Adjective

inaudible (not comparable)

1. Unable to be heard or not loud enough to be heard.

   Synonyms: quiet, silent, soundless, voiceless

   Antonyms: audible, loud, vocal

Related terms

• inaudibly
• inaudibility

Translations

Anagrams

• unalibied

Catalan

Etymology

in- +? audible

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /i.n?w?di.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /i.naw?di.ble/

Adjective

inaudible (masculine and feminine plural inaudibles)

1. inaudible

   Synonym: inoïble

   Antonyms: audible, oïble

Further reading

• “inaudible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “inaudible” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “inaudible” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

French

Etymology

in- +? audible

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.no.dibl/

Adjective

inaudible (plural inaudibles)

1. inaudible
2. unlistenable, very unpleasant to listen to

   Synonym: inécoutable

Antonyms

• audible

Derived terms

• inaudiblement

Further reading

• “inaudible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Etymology

in- +? audible

Adjective

inaudible (plural inaudibles)

1. inaudible

   Antonyms: audible, oíble

Further reading

• “inaudible” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.