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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Calmness \Calm"ness\, n.
The state of quality of being calm; quietness; tranquillity;
self-repose.
The gentle calmness of the flood. --Denham.
Hes calmness was the repose of conscious power. --E.
Everett.
Syn: Quietness; quietude; stillness; tranquillity; serenity;
repose; composure; sedateness; placidity.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
calmness
n 1: steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems
with composure and she with equanimity" [syn: {composure},
{calm}, {equanimity}] [ant: {discomposure}]
2: an absence of strong winds or rain
3: a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement
[ant: {agitation}]
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