Flaute — meaning in English

English meaning

• calm adj Free from anxiety, agitation, or strong emotion; peaceful.
• doldrums noun (usually 'the doldrums') A feeling of low mood, boredom or lack of energy.
• lull noun A temporary period of calm or reduced activity.

Senses

Flaute is used for these senses in English:

• calm (meteorology) The absense of wind; a period of time without wind.
• dead calm (nautical) The condition of a perfectly flat sea with no waves and no wind.
• doldrums Usually preceded by the: a state of apathy or lack of interest; a situation where one feels boredom, ennui, or tedium; a state of listlessness or malaise.
• doldrums (nautical) Usually preceded by the: the state of a sailing ship when it is impeded by calms or light, baffling winds, and is unable to make progress.
• lull (nautical) A period without waves or wind.

calm — full definition

1. adj Free from anxiety, agitation, or strong emotion; peaceful.
2. noun A state of peace, quiet, or absence of disturbance.
3. verb To make calm, or to become calm.

doldrums — full definition

1. noun (usually 'the doldrums') A feeling of low mood, boredom or lack of energy.
2. noun (usually 'the doldrums') The condition of a sailing ship stuck because there is too little wind to move it.
3. noun Usually used with 'the': a region of the sea close to the equator known for calm spells, sudden squalls, and light, shifting winds.

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