QUIET vs CALM: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: quiet or calm

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quietadjective

(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

quietverb

make calm or still

quietverb

with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')

quietnoun

a period of calm weather

quietnoun

the absence of sound

quietnoun

an untroubled state; free from disturbances

quietnoun

a disposition free from stress or emotion

quietadjective

in a softened tone

quietverb

become quiet or quieter

quietadjective

not showy or obtrusive

quietadjective

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

quietadjective

free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound

quietadjective

(of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots

calmnoun

steadiness of mind under stress

calmnoun

wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale

calmverb

make calm or still

calmverb

become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation

calmverb

cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to

calmadjective

not agitated; without losing self-possession

calmverb

make steady

calmadjective

(of weather) free from storm or wind

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