English hyphenation

Hyphenation of “calm”

The standard US-English hyphenation shown for calm is calm, with 0 possible break points in this result.

US English hyphenation
calm
1 segments0 break points
British English pattern result calm The GB pattern set returns the same result for this word.
Wordcalm
Hyphenationcalm
Break points0
Part of speechtransitive verb · noun · adjective
Pronunciation/kɑ(l)m/
Meaning & usage

What does “calm” mean?

calm: Make (someone) tranquil and quiet; soothe.

Headwordcalm
Part of speechtransitive verb · noun · adjective
Pronunciation/kɑ(l)m/
1
transitive verb

Make (someone) tranquil and quiet; soothe.

Example: “I took him inside and tried to calm him down”

2
noun

The absence of violent or confrontational activity within a place or group.

Example: “the elections proceeded in an atmosphere of relative calm”

3
noun

The absence of wind.

Example: “in the center of the storm calm prevailed”

Synonyms:
calm calmness heaviness lull silence stillness tranquillity oppressiveness windlessness
4
adjective

Not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions.

Example: “she had to keep calm at all costs”

1 more definition
5
adjective

(of the weather) pleasantly free from wind.

Example: “the night was clear and calm”

Word breaks

How “calm” is split

calm

For US English, the hyphenation result is calm. This gives 0 possible line-break points in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns the same split.

Quick answers

Questions about “calm”

How do you hyphenate “calm”?

In the US-English result used here, calm is hyphenated as calm.

Where can “calm” break at the end of a line?

The returned US pattern contains 0 possible break points.

What does “calm” mean?

Make (someone) tranquil and quiet; soothe.

Can you use “calm” in a sentence?

“I took him inside and tried to calm him down”

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