Calm vs. Steady — What's the Difference?

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

Firm in position or place; fixed.

(of the weather) pleasantly free from wind

Direct and unfaltering; sure.

The absence of strong emotions; calm feelings

Free or almost free from change, variation, or fluctuation; uniform

The absence of wind

Not easily excited or upset

Make (someone) tranquil and quiet; soothe

Unwavering, as in purpose; steadfast.

Nearly or completely motionless; undisturbed

Reliable; dependable.

Not excited or agitated; composed

Temperate; sober.

An absence or cessation of motion; stillness.

To make or become steady.

A condition of no wind or a wind with a speed of less than 1 knot (1.15 miles per hour; 1.9 kilometers per hour), according to the Beaufort scale.

Used to direct a helmsman to keep a ship's head in the same direction

Tranquility or serenity

The person whom one dates regularly, usually exclusively.

To make or become calm or quiet

Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.

(of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.

Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute.

(of a place or situation) Free of noise and disturbance.

Smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions.

(of water) with few or no waves on the surface; not rippled.

Regular and even.

Without wind or storm.

Slow.

(in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.

To stabilize; to prevent from shaking.

(in a place or situation) The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.

(intransitive) To become stable.

A period of time without wind.

A rest or support, as for the hand, a tool, or a piece of work.

(transitive) To make calm.

(informal) A regular boyfriend or girlfriend.

(intransitive) To become calm.

(informal) A prostitute's regular customer.

Freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; a cessation or absence of that which causes motion or disturbance, as of winds or waves; tranquility; stillness; quiet; serenity.

To row with pressure at a low stroke-rating, often 18 strokes per minute.

To make calm; to render still or quiet, as elements; as, to calm the winds.

Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.

To deliver from agitation or excitement; to still or soothe, as the mind or passions.

Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute; as, a man steady in his principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an object.

Not stormy; without motion, as of winds or waves; still; quiet; serene; undisturbed.

Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind.

Undisturbed by passion or emotion; not agitated or excited; tranquil; quiet in act or speech.

To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant, regular, or resolute.

Steadiness of mind under stress;

To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily.

Make calm or still;

A person loved by another person

Make steady;

Make steady;

Become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation;

Support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace;

Cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to;

Not subject to change or variation especially in behavior;

Not agitated; without losing self-possession;

Persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature;

Characterized by absence of emotional agitation;

Not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall;

(of weather) free from storm or wind;

Securely in position; not shaky;

Marked by freedom from agitation or excitement;

Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable;

Relating to a person who does something regularly;

Not easily excited or upset;

In a steady manner;