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noiselessness

noiselessness

5.1
A complete lack of sound in a place
  • noun
  • /ˈnɔɪzləsnəs/
translation icon : silencio
  • The noiselessness of the library allowed me to concentrate.

Examples

  • The library was filled with a profound noiselessness that allowed everyone to concentrate.

  • She admired the noiselessness of the new electric car as it glided down the street.

  • After the storm, an eerie noiselessness settled over the town.

  • The noiselessness of the empty library made every footstep seem loud.

  • We enjoyed the noiselessness of the mountains during our retreat.

  • After the storm, a peaceful noiselessness settled over the village as the wind died down.

  • Meditation often brings a sense of noiselessness that helps clear the mind of distractions.

Synonyms

silence
vsnoiselessness
660 2.0

A period with no sound or speech

is the same state but expressed by a different noun form
quiet
vsnoiselessness
45 1.0

A calm time with little or no sound

focuses on complete absence rather than general calm
hush
vsnoiselessness
  • Literature
43 7.0

A calm, quiet time when there is little noise

is the plain expression for actual absence rather than poetic usage
peace and quiet
vsnoiselessness
  • Informal
43 1.0

A calm time or place with little noise

is absolute absence rather than a situation with only reduced audible disturbance
stillness
vsnoiselessness
38 3.5

A time of complete quiet and no movement that feels calm

focuses on absence of anything you can hear rather than lack of movement
quietness
vsnoiselessness
7 1.0

A lack of noise or disturbance in a place

is absolute absence rather than mild or partial calm
peacefulness
vsnoiselessness
4 2.7

A calm, quiet feeling with no worry

is focused on absolute absence rather than emotional calm
quietude
vsnoiselessness
  • Literature
3 8.0

A calm, peaceful feeling or time

is about not hearing anything rather than inner calm or mood
deafening silence
vsnoiselessness
3 4.6

A complete, very noticeable lack of sound when no one answers

is literal absence rather than a figurative emphatic lack
soundlessness
vsnoiselessness
1 7.3

A complete lack of sound in a place

is the same state but uses a different formed term
inaudibility
vsnoiselessness
8.9

The quality of not being able to be heard

refers to actual absence rather than only inability to hear anything
inaudibleness
vsnoiselessness
9.9

The state of not being able to be heard

is actual absence rather than only not audible to someone

Antonyms

1.0

A noise you can hear

1.0

A loud, unpleasant sound that disturbs you

How Silent

noiselessness
5.1
quietness
7 1.0

Surface Forms

noiselessness singular

Morphology

noiselessness = noiseless (transparent) = nois + less + ness

The noun is transparently formed from the adjective 'noiseless' with the abstract noun suffix '-ness'.

Etymology

The word noiselessness is made from noise + -less ('without') and -ness ('state'), like in hopeless or sleepless. So it means 'the state of being without noise', or complete silence.