What's the difference between calmy and palmy?

Calmy


Definition:

  • (n.) Tranquil; peaceful; calm.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The Swiss foreign minister, Micheline Calmy-Rey, said on Sunday that she took the pressure from Britain, Germany and the United States "very seriously".

Palmy


Definition:

  • (a.) Bearing palms; abounding in palms; derived from palms; as, a palmy shore.
  • (a.) Worthy of the palm; flourishing; prosperous.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) These 12 rustic yet thoughtfully designed adobe cabanas are on a palmy beach cradled by rocky headlands two miles east of Puerto Angel and about 50 miles from Puerto Escondido.
  • (2) The 350th anniversary of the birth of Niels Stensen (1638 to 1686) gave rise for the memory of a personality representative for the palmy days of the anatomy of the 17th century.

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