calm as a millpond
Utterly without ripples
Calm as a millpond describes water that is perfectly still and smooth.
A millpond—the reservoir feeding a water mill—is sheltered and undisturbed, making it an image of glassy tranquility.
The phrase extends to any peaceful situation: The sea was calm as a millpond.
After the crisis passed, the office was calm as a millpond.
Emotionally undisturbed, placid
- glassySmooth and shiny
- mirror-likeReflecting images clearly
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- stillUnmoving, or continuing
flat · undisturbed · waveless · motionless · becalmed · slack · glasslike · sheet-like
Reflective viewing surface
- glassySmooth and shiny
- contemplativeInclined to deep thought
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
- pensiveQuietly, sadly thoughtful
thoughtful · introspective · still · shimmering · silvery · gleaming · moonlit · mirrored
Untroubled and composed
- tranquilCalm and untroubled
- peacefulFree from disturbance
- idyllicPerfectly peaceful and charming
- halcyonPeacefully prosperous era
pastoral · restful · quietude · soothing · gentle · harmonious · zen · reposeful
Calm and self-possessed
- unflappableImpossible to disturb
- imperturbableIncapable of being upset
- coolheadedCalm when stressed
- collectedCalm and self-possessed
self-possessed · even-tempered · stoic · phlegmatic · unbothered · equable · steady · nonchalant
unruffled
Emotionally undisturbed, placid
- glassySmooth and shiny
- mirror-likeReflecting images clearly
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
still · flat · undisturbed · waveless · motionless · becalmed · slack · glasslike · sheet-like · unrippled
mirror
Reflective viewing surface
- glassySmooth and shiny
- contemplativeInclined to deep thought
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
pensive · thoughtful · introspective · still · shimmering · silvery · gleaming · moonlit · mirrored
serene
Untroubled and composed
halcyon · pastoral · restful · quietude · soothing · gentle · harmonious · zen · reposeful · blissful
composed
Calm and self-possessed
- unflappableImpossible to disturb
- imperturbableIncapable of being upset
- coolheadedCalm when stressed
collected · self-possessed · even-tempered · stoic · phlegmatic · unbothered · equable · steady · nonchalant · unperturbed
calm as a millpondchoppy
Broken into waves
turbulent · rough · stormy · tempestuous · roiling
calm as a millpondchaotic
Totally without arrangement
turbulent · tumultuous · stormy · tempestuous · agitated
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