quietude
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- noun
- /ˈkwaɪəˌtjuːd/
- Literature
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quietud
- The dust of quietude drifted through the air and settled gently around the room.
Psychologically, A narcissistic relationship is a full time job, but never having that quietude of mind ultimately is exhausting you.
- Psychologically, A narcissistic relationship is a full time job, but never having that quietude of mind ultimately is exhausting you.
- And that quietude requires that you cut yourself off from what's really just distraction and static noise.
Examples
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Landscapes emerging as visions, souls wrapped in a nocturnal haze, and the beloved appearing in dreams create an environment of quietude and lethargy in En silencio.
Academic text (2001) -
The grand themes demand a certain silence, a sense of quietude which precludes pompous utterance.
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An hour of quietude passed in the small room.
Fiction book (1991) -
How do you explain the strange, monumental quietude that Congress has been treated to these past 30 days?
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And that quietude requires that you cut yourself off from what's really just distraction and static noise.
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In just such a quietude miles and miles wide, my own breathing, slight as it was, sounded clumsy and intrusive.
Fiction book (2001) -
In some ways, the relative quietude of women's adventures in Antarctica was forecast 25 years ago in fiction.
Academic text (2008) -
For months, she was as harried as any big-city megafirm lawyer, though just down the path a ways was wintry quietude, where the only sound is the electrochemical hum of your own nervous system.
Academic text (2003) -
Would you agree that holy communion is a time best savored and appreciated in quietude, rather than with the blare and clamor of every odd instrument conceivable, including the harmonica?
Fiction book (1999) -
The garden offered a sense of quietude, allowing me to relax and reflect.
Synonyms
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1.0
A calm, quiet feeling in your mind without worry
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2.0
A period with no sound or speech
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1.0
A state of comfort and freedom from worry
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1.6
A calm, stress-free state when you rest or enjoy free time
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1.0
A quiet, peaceful feeling that helps you stay steady
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4.0
A calm, peaceful state with no noise or worry
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4.4
A calm, peaceful feeling without worry
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1.0
A calm time with little or no sound
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7.0
A calm, quiet time when there is little noise
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1.0
A calm time or place with little noise
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3.5
A time of complete quiet and no movement that feels calm
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3.7
A short time that is calm and quiet for rest or thinking
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2.7
A state without strong feelings or worry in your mind
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3.9
A deep calm and quiet feeling inside that makes you feel relaxed
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1.0
A lack of noise or disturbance in a place
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2.7
A calm, quiet feeling with no worry
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7.0
A calm, peaceful feeling when things are quiet and steady
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3.2
A calm, peaceful feeling that helps you relax
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1.0
A calm, relaxed feeling that makes you not worry
A calm and peaceful state with little noise or trouble
A calm, comfortable state with little worry or stress
A calm, controlled way of acting when facing difficulty or trouble
A time when a place or thing is quiet and not active
A calm, quiet way of behaving that avoids conflict
Antonyms
How Peaceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Quietude comes from the same root as quiet and the ending -tude, which means 'state of'. So quietude is the 'state of being quiet', meaning calm and peacefulness.