The action or result of allaying; the reduction or calming of something, or a remedy that calms.
From 'allay' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ment,' creating an abstract noun. Used since the 1500s for the state of being calmed.
This old-fashioned word captures a beautiful idea—the actual moment when worry transforms into peace and calm.
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