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quietness

quietness

7 1.0
A lack of noise or disturbance in a place
  • noun
  • /ˈkwaɪət.nəs/
translation icon : tranquilidad
  • The library was known for its quietness, making it the perfect place for studying.

That's trusting and the verse says in quietness and trust is your strength.

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Examples

  • One must go there, stay a few days, and absorb the quietness in order to really feel it.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Indeed, the painting conveys both a sense of isolation and quietness that suggests an idyllic and delightful residence.

    Academic text (2015)
  • "After two days off Grace had been put back to work, but the quietness remained."

  • And in the privacy and quietness of his own home, he will have one drink.

  • Yet when he reached the lower floor, there was only quietness.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • I wish, for your sake, Leonard, I could be happy in this quietness.

  • It is just you and me in the quietness of the house.

  • There was a stillness here, a quietness that was infinite; it calmed her.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • To alleviate these feelings, Martin seeks quietness and solitude in camping and snorkeling.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The switchboard lights popped and glowed, but the buzzing had melted into the quietness.

    Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

silence
vsquietness
660 2.0

A period with no sound or speech

allows a general state of low noise rather than complete absence of sound
calm
vsquietness
52 1.0

A quiet, peaceful feeling that helps you stay steady

is the term for mere absence of sound rather than mood
tranquility
vsquietness
  • US
49 4.0

A calm, peaceful state with no noise or worry

is more narrowly about lack of audible disturbance
serenity
vsquietness
48 4.4

A calm, peaceful feeling without worry

concerns external sound levels rather than inner emotional state
quiet
vsquietness
45 1.0

A calm time with little or no sound

focuses narrowly on absence of noise or disturbance
hush
vsquietness
  • Literature
43 7.0

A calm, quiet time when there is little noise

is the plain, nonliterary term for absence of noise
peace and quiet
vsquietness
  • Informal
43 1.0

A calm time or place with little noise

is the single-word state of low noise rather than a situation
stillness
vsquietness
38 3.5

A time of complete quiet and no movement that feels calm

centres on lack of noise rather than lack of motion
calmness
vsquietness
9 2.7

A state without strong feelings or worry in your mind

is about lack of noise rather than lack of emotion
peacefulness
vsquietness
4 2.7

A calm, quiet feeling with no worry

stresses physical absence of noise rather than emotional calm
quietude
vsquietness
  • Literature
3 8.0

A calm, peaceful feeling or time

highlights absence of noise rather than inner peacefulness
placidity
vsquietness
1 7.0

A calm, peaceful feeling when things are quiet and steady

focuses on absence of noise rather than general peace
soundlessness
vsquietness
1 7.3

A complete lack of sound in a place

is the general state of low noise rather than total absence of sound
noiselessness
vsquietness
5.1

A complete lack of sound in a place

is broader, covering general low noise rather than strict silence
silentium
vsquietness
  • Archaic
9.9

A deep quiet often felt in a church or library

is the neutral everyday term for lack of noise
quiescency
vsquietness
  • UK
9.9

A time when a place or thing is quiet and not active

is centered on absence of noise rather than inactivity

Antonyms

1.0

A loud, unpleasant sound that disturbs you

45 3.7

A noisy event in a public place that bothers other people

clamor
  • US
15 6.0

A loud noise by people demanding change

How Quiet

silence
660 2.0
quietness
7 1.0
noise
1.0
clamor
  • US
15 6.0

Surface Forms

quietness singular
quietnesses plural

Morphology

quietness = quiet (transparent) = quiet + ness

Standard nominalization of the adjective 'quiet' with '-ness' producing a noun meaning 'the state or quality of being quiet', directly derivable by learners.

Etymology

Quietness comes from the word quiet and the ending -ness, and quiet originally meant 'rest' or 'calm'. So, quietness is the state of being calm and without noise or disturbance.