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The phenomenon develops calmly, but it is invisible, unstoppable. One feels, one sees it born and grow steadily; and it is not in one's power to either hasten or slow it down.
Leon Foucault

Meaning of "calmly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CALMLY

calmly  [ˈkɑːmlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CALMLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Calmly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES CALMLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of calmly in the English dictionary

The definition of calmly in the dictionary is without excitement, agitation or emotion. Other definition of calmly is to react calmly to sth to be unworried by something.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CALMLY


beseemly
bɪˈsiːmlɪ
cruciformly
ˈkruːsɪˌfɔːmlɪ
extremely
ɪkˈstriːmlɪ
firmly
ˈfɜːmlɪ
infirmly
ɪnˈfɜːmlɪ
lukewarmly
ˌluːkˈwɔːmlɪ
scalariformly
skəˈlærɪˌfɔːmlɪ
seemly
ˈsiːmlɪ
supremely
sʊˈpriːmlɪ
termly
ˈtɜːmlɪ
uniformly
ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːmlɪ
unseemly
ʌnˈsiːmlɪ
variformly
ˈvɛərɪˌfɔːmlɪ
warmly
ˈwɔːmlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALMLY

callousness
callow
callowness
calluna
callus
calm
calmant
calmative
calming
calmingly
calmness
calmodulin
calmy
calo
calomel
Calor Gas
calorescence
calorescent
caloric
caloric energy

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALMLY

buxomly
dimly
drumly
glumly
grimly
grumly
lissomly
maximumly
primly
randomly
rumly
seldomly
slimly
trimly

Synonyms and antonyms of calmly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CALMLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «calmly» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of calmly

Translation of «calmly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CALMLY

Find out the translation of calmly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of calmly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «calmly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

从容
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

con calma
570 millions of speakers

English

calmly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शांति से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بهدوء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

спокойно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

calma
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শান্তভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

calmement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan tenang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gelassen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

静かに
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

침착하게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tenang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bình tĩnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அமைதியாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शांतपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sakince
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

con calma
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spokojnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спокійно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

calm
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ήρεμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kalm
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lugnt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rolig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of calmly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CALMLY»

The term «calmly» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.915 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CALMLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «calmly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «calmly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about calmly

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10 QUOTES WITH «CALMLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word calmly.
1
Ernest Bevin
There never has been a war yet which, if the facts had been put calmly before the ordinary folk, could not have been prevented. The common man, I think, is the great protection against war.
2
John Griffin Carlisle
After we have calmly stood by and allowed monopolies to grow fat, we should not be asked to make them bloated.
3
Bill Cosby
No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I'm not talking about the kids. Their behavior is always normal.
4
Philip K. Dick
This, to me, is the ultimately heroic trait of ordinary people; they say no to the tyrant and they calmly take the consequences of this resistance.
5
Leon Foucault
The phenomenon develops calmly, but it is invisible, unstoppable. One feels, one sees it born and grow steadily; and it is not in one's power to either hasten or slow it down.
6
Tahar Ben Jelloun
We must have our say, not through violence, aggression or fear. We must speak out calmly and forcefully. We shall only be able to enter the new world era if we agree to engage in dialogue with the other side.
7
Michael Korda
One of the first rules of playing the power game is that all bad news must be accepted calmly, as if one already knew and didn't care.
8
Stanley Kubrick
You sit at the board and suddenly your heart leaps. Your hand trembles to pick up the piece and move it. But what chess teaches you is that you must sit there calmly and think about whether it's really a good idea and whether there are other, better ideas.
9
Viggo Mortensen
One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren't enough hours in the day but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.
10
Peggy Noonan
If you join government, calmly make your contribution and move on. Don't go along to get along; do your best and when you have to - and you will - leave, and be something else.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALMLY»

Discover the use of calmly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to calmly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Inner Peace: How to Be Calmly Active and Actively Calm
This wise and soothing guide demonstrates how we can be "actively calm" by creating peace through meditation, and "calmly active" -- centered in the stillness and joy of our own essential nature while living a dynamic, fulfilling, and ...
Paramahansa Yogananda, 1999
2
Calmly Plotting the Resurrection: Lenten Reflections for ...
Donna Schaper has written a thought-provoking book to assist readers in developing a way to move forward, a way to become persons of faith, and a way of becoming Christians by calmly plotting the resurrection.
Donna E. Schaper, 2008
3
Strangers
Alone, Leland calmly turned a page of the album. Red moons. Homer's crashing footsteps reached the bottom of the stairs; then the front door slammed shut behind him, reverberating through the walls. Calmly, so calmly, Leland turned a page ...
Dean Koontz, 2002
4
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifteenth Annual Collection
Loving it, admiring it, even worshipping it, Khalid calmly lifted the grenade gun to his shoulder, calmly aimed, calmly stared through the gunsight. Saw the Entity, distant as it was, transfixed perfectly in the crosshairs. Calmly he released the ...
Gardner Dozois, 1998
5
Predestination Calmly Considered by John Wesley, M A
In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.
John Wesley, 2010
6
Popery Calmly Considered by John Wesley, a M The
In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.
John Wesley, 2010
7
Predstination Calmly Considered by John Wesley, M a The
In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.
John Wesley, 2010
8
Dog Training Basics: Discover The Secret to Train Your Wild ...
The basis of teaching the dog to walk calmly on the lead is teaching it to calmly accept the collar and lead. A dog that is bouncing up and down while the collar is being put on will not walk properly. Begin by asking your dog to sit down, and ...
9
Perfection: A Poetical Epistle
Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time.
William Combe, 2012
10
A Concordance to the Poems of Robert Browning
... "Calm be the word I Well, our word is — we brand "Prodigious absolute calm in the last hour I keep calm ? Calm I'll keep as monk that croons Can I be calm ? Calmly ! Each incident We passed the places, somehow the calm went, And laid  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALMLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term calmly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Djokovic Survives In Five
He then calmly closed out his 45th victory of the season. It was the first time that Anderson had hit 40 or more aces in a match. He lost just eight ... «ATP World Tour, Jul 15»
2
A brief guide to … Andrea Pirlo, the ultimate hipster footballer
At which point Pirlo calmly sashayed across the front of the German box, left to right, decided against taking a rash long-range shot himself – a ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Ava DuVernay's Right: Violent Rihanna, Kendrick Videos Reflect …
In the “Burial” video, a crew of mask-wearing mimes destroy a barber shop while Pusha T calmly gets his hair done, and then convene for a bit ... «Jezebel, Jul 15»
4
Lyon must be patient over N'Koulou- Aulas
"The plan is to wait calmly for the arrival of Nicolas N'Koulou, because he is undeniably the first choice to strengthen central defence," Aulas ... «ESPN FC, Jul 15»
5
Maria Sharapova vs. CoCo Vandeweghe: Score and Reaction from …
... breaking Vandeweghe again―amid more complaints of movement during the toss―and calmly controlled the set from that point forward. «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
6
Srebrenica, 20 years later
He explained the policy calmly: no arming of the Bosniaks. In essence it was hard on Bosnia, he knew, but it was better than what might happen ... «Politico, Jul 15»
7
I won't be playing 'Halo 5: Guardians' and here's why
During one typically intense 2v2 local match, I calmly explained to Jenn that perhaps she should switch from the shotgun during a long-range ... «Engadget, Jul 15»
8
Another trial by spin to decide series
You have to play calmly and make good shots, don't do reckless shots like Tamim, Soumoya, Mushfiq did. In fact at one point both BD and SA ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
9
Younis Khan's Unbeaten Ton Leads Pakistan to Trump Sri Lanka 2 …
We just wanted to bat calmly this time. "This series win means a lot to me after we did not fare well in the last three series in Sri Lanka.". «NDTVSports.com, Jul 15»
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'My male colleague just landed a much larger bonus than me. What …
Treat the meeting as you would a performance review and be prepared to restate, as calmly as you can, the successes and achievements you ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

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