dead calm vs sparse

dead calm

adj
  • Completely still with no waves and no wind. 

noun
  • The condition of a perfectly flat sea with no waves and no wind. 

sparse

adj
  • Having few nonzero elements 

  • Having widely spaced intervals. 

  • Not dense; meager; scanty 

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