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Calmness   /kˈɑmnəs/  /kˈɑlmnəs/   Listen
Calmness

noun
1.
Steadiness of mind under stress.  Synonyms: calm, composure, equanimity.
2.
An absence of strong winds or rain.
3.
A feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement.





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"Calmness" Quotes from Famous Books



... is revealed in the consciousness of a divine mission. He goes steadily forward with the calmness of one who knows himself and his work. He has no fear or hesitancy. Courage, earnestness, and singleness of purpose mark His career. He is conscious that His task has been given Him by God, and that He is the chosen instrument of His Father's ...
— Christianity and Ethics - A Handbook of Christian Ethics • Archibald B. C. Alexander
... the publication before us, almost peculiar to this writer, when compared to others who have written upon this subject in our country, is, that it handles the matter of discussion with calmness, the writer not suffering himself to indite his letters under the influence of exacerbated feelings, but wisely avoids those harsh and blackening epithets which do more to irritate the passions than to convince and enlighten the judgment. On this ...
— Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed Gentleman • William L. Stone
... much," she said, speaking with a visible effort and enforced calmness. "Petronelle and I were together, and they made us open all the cupboards and uncover all the dishes. They ...
— I Will Repay • Baroness Emmuska Orczy
... echo. But it does one's moral nature good to linger there at sunset or in the early morning, when tourists have ceased from traveling; and the jaded cockney may enjoy a kind of spiritual bath in the soothing calmness ...
— Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume VI • Various
... foreign land. The wounds inflicted in this desperate conflict continued to rankle for many years. It was long before the members of either party could discuss the question of the peace of Utrecht with calmness and impartiality. That the Whig ministers had sold us to the Dutch; that the Tory ministers had sold us to the French; that the war had been carried on only to fill the pockets of Marlborough; that the peace had been concluded only to facilitate ...
— Critical and Historical Essays Volume 2 • Thomas Babington Macaulay


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