calmly

ˈkɑmli

WordNet

View of a hilly landscape with a calm river and low vegetation. Nuwara Eliya is a city in Central Sri Lanka. This city in Ceylon was founded in 1847 by the English explorer Samuel Baker (1821-1893).

(adv) calmly
with self-possession (especially in times of stress) "he spoke calmly to the rioting students"
(adv) calmly
in a sedate manner

Illustrations

Color drawing of a WIC ship about 100 feet in calm seas. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes' sketchbook, vol. 2 (1808), p. 56.

Five three-masters on a calm sea, seen from different positions

Two war frigates and other ships in calm weather

At the door of his house, Lot tries to calm the men of Sodom. The men ask him to let his guests out so they can rape them. One of the angels pulls in Lot. Below the image a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Gen. 19. Print is part of an album.

Mayor Joost Buyck has soldiers occupy the Nieuwe Brug in Amsterdam and calms the boat people, 26 February 1567.

View of several sailing and rowing boats on calm water. On the left a tilted ship and in the middle a ship with a plume of smoke coming from.

Greeting from the government sloop by the inner fleet

The cannon shot

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Interesting fact

The colour blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to release calming hormones

Calmly
In a calm manner. "The gentle stream which calmly flows."

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Interesting fact

Methylphenidate (Ritalin) is a medication prescribed for individuals (usually children) who have an abnormally high level of activity or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). According to the National Institute of Mental Health, about 3 to 5 percent of the general population has the disorder, which is characterized by agitated behavior and an inability to focus on tasks. Methylphenidate also is occasionally prescribed for treating narcolepsy. Methylphenidate is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant. It has effects similar to, but more potent than, caffeine and less potent than amphetamines. It has a notably calming effect on hyperactive children and a "focusing" effect on those with ADHD.

calmly
Quietly; peacefully; without passion, agitation, tumult, disturbance, or violence.

Quotations

One often calms one's grief by recounting it.

Pierre Corneille

The temperate person's pleasures are durable because they are regular; and all their life is calm and serene, because it is innocent.

Source Unknown

Anyone can steer the ship when the sea is calm.

Publilius Syrus

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.

Thomas Jefferson

Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense.

Mark Overby

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

Marcus T. Cicero

Idioms

Calm before the storm - A calm time immediately before period of violent activity or argument is the calm before the storm.

Usage in the news

Employers that want to keep their employees, or at least keep offices and production floors calm, might want to give a little extra thought to how they say what they say about disability insurance and other benefits. producersweb.com

Fortress Paper has much work to do to calm the fears of nervous investors but the company's CEO envisages becoming one of the world's leading dissolving pulp producers by eventually merging with Canadian rival Tembec. innipegfreepress.com

Golf courses, known for their calm scenic views and precise grass patterns, take daily abuse. agronomy.org

Along Gulf Coast, BP's Latest Oil Spill Efforts Do Little to Calm Anger. pbs.org

It was a moment of calm in the maelstrom of legal difficulties the Oscar winner's family is currently facing. radaronline.com

I'm breathing pretty deeply now, trying to stay calm and not look like such a chicken. stategazette.com

Shell Tries to Calm Fears on Drilling in Alaska. nytimes.com

The calm of Zen, the volume of punk, the duality of Davis. aspentimes.com

Just days before Luxembourg's biggest royal event in decades, the rain-whipped capital city is surprisingly sober and calm. forbes.com

Known for his calm, reserved demeanor on the sidelines, Dungy made history in February when he coached the Indianapolis Colts to victory in Super Bowl XLI, becoming the first African American to do so. blackenterprise.com

Where the living is cool and calm. chicagotribune.com

Near 40 Wind: NW 10-15, Calming. jla.com

Calm, peaceful and not very dangerous. bez.org

A quiet night ends a calm weekend (Night Cops Blog). lubbockonline.com

View full size You are getting sleepy, very sleepy -- or at least more calm and collected than you were before. nola.com

Usage in scientific papers

As in the experimental data, the ﬂuctuation of the power in a given band shows marked ’bursts’ after periods of calm.
On random graphs and the statistical mechanics of granular matter

During this period the wind was calm (< 5 m/s) and temperature changes of 15 C were encountered. A later 5 day series in mid June gave RMS errors from 22-26 µm with temperature variation up to 20 C, wind speeds up to 10 m/s and periods of full sunshine.
Evaluation of the ALMA Prototype Antennas

Such states offer a calm eye within the storm of decoherence, in which quantum information can be manipulated with relative impunity. A practical computer would probably use a combination of methods.
Quantum Computing

Thirty days after the burst these flares have calmed down.
Gamma-ray bursts, BL Lacs, Supernovae, and Interacting Galaxies

Kaizo ji in analyzing the calm time interval of price changes in the Japanese market .
Five Years of Continuous-time Random Walks in Econophysics

Usage in literature

Her movement was markedly calm. "The Triumph of John Kars" by Ridgwell Cullum

That doesn't make for inward calm or satisfaction. "The Way of Ambition" by Robert Hichens

A woman denouncing her husband, and yet so calm, so terribly calm. "The Eternal City" by Hall Caine

Existence was not then a subterfuge, but a calm and candid state of serene enjoyment. "Henrietta Temple A Love Story" by Benjamin Disraeli

Yet she was no longer constrained, though calm. "The Young Duke" by Benjamin Disraeli

There was a sort of soft calmness about her almost akin to the calmness of the evening. "The Call of the Blood" by Robert Smythe Hichens

They were mostly in a bad state, but some were quite calm. "An Onlooker in France 1917-1919" by William Orpen

When Father Laverty came he helped me to bear the situation with philosophical calmness. "My New Curate" by P.A. Sheehan

It is indeed bright with smiles, and you see only the picture of a being sailing calmly down the smooth sea of peace and contentment. "An Outcast" by F. Colburn Adams

They reappeared, Janie looking rather excited, Harry almost insolently calm, and sat down side by side. "Tristram of Blent" by Anthony Hope

Usage in poetry

'So deep the shades, so calm the hour,
So soft the breezes sigh,
So sweetly Philomel begins
Her heavenly melody.

"Alexander And Zenobia" by Anne Bronte

Come and see his dying bed;
Calm his latest moments roll:
Angels hover round his head;
Heav'n receives his soul.

"The End of the good Man is Peace" by John Bowring

No ripple stirs the water,
No song-bird wakes the grove,
Calm noon-tide sways his sceptre,
And hushes even love.

"Noon" by Sophie Margaret Hensley

Ah! like an English April psalm,
That floats by sea and strand,
He passed away into the calm
Of the Eternal Land.

"Robert Parkes" by Henry Kendall

A Word from Jesus calms the sea,
The stormy wind controls;
And gives repose and liberty
To tempest-tossed souls.

"Peter Walking Upon The Water" by John Newton

A fever in these pages burns
Beneath the calm they feign;
A wounded human spirit turns,
Here, on its bed of pain.

"Stanzas In Memory Of The Author Of 'Obermann'" by Matthew Arnold