stormless

[ stawrm-lis ]

adjective

1. without storms.

Other Words From

• stormless·ly adverb
• stormless·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stormless¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; storm + -less

Example Sentences

The only chances of life were in the shifting and uncertain forces of nature—a cold winter to keep the ice-field intact, a stormless season to save their floe from breaking up under pressures, and the usual Greenland current to set them to the south.

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"Suffer a stormless shipwreck in the pools."

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For there are lands ye never recked of yet Between the blue of stormless sea and sky, Beyond where any suns of yours have set, Or these waves fret; And loud winds die In cloudless summertide, where those far islands lie.

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But when you were at William and Mary’s and I climbed to John Calvin Rock—I like the name—you are not tempest-tossed like other men, but sail a stormless sea or ride too deep for tossing—and looked out upon the valley, I always saw the same, allowing for change of season and sky.

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He knew the signs: small chance was there now of a stormless night.

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Related Words

• cool
• harmonious
• low-key
• mild
• placid
• serene
• slow
• smooth
• soothing
• tranquil