quietness
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- noun
- /ˈkwaɪət.nəs/
- The library was known for its quietness, making it the perfect place for studying.
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- That's trusting and the verse says in quietness and trust is your strength.
- I get very quiet and then I weaponize that quietness and it's very scary.
- So I'm constantly thinking in the quietness of my mind.
- And in the privacy and quietness of his own home, he will have one drink.
- I've seen it in people close to me, like I've known people who have narcissistic spouses and watch their child and there's a there's a quietness about these kids.
- But it's, you know, it, it, it's, it's something that, that quietness, but also speak to that, that endurance.
- It's fine to do those things, but that's the level that our brains can start to apply change is from understanding that quietness.
Examples
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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."
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And in the privacy and quietness of his own home, he will have one drink.
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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.
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It is just you and me in the quietness of the house.
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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
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A period with no sound or speech
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A calm time with little or no sound
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A quiet, peaceful feeling that helps you stay steady
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A calm, peaceful feeling without worry
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A calm time or place with little noise
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A calm, peaceful state with no noise or worry
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A time of complete quiet and no movement that feels calm
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A calm, quiet time when there is little noise
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A state without strong feelings or worry in your mind
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A calm, quiet feeling with no worry
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A calm, peaceful feeling or time
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A calm, peaceful feeling when things are quiet and steady
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A complete lack of sound in a place
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A deep quiet often felt in a church or library
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A complete lack of sound in a place
A time when a place or thing is quiet and not active
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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.